Brits Want to Try Suspect in Little Madeleine's Abduction and Murder: A Fierce Diplomatic Dispute with Germany is Possible!
Metropolitan Police detectives are reportedly insisting that Christian B. be tried in Britain for the abduction and murder of Madeleine McCann, reports the Daily Mail.
TL;DR
- Metropolitan Police detectives want Christian B. tried in Britain for the abduction and murder of Madeleine McCann.
- B. was named the prime suspect by German police but has not been charged and was released.
- German law prohibits the extradition of its citizens to non-EU countries, posing a potential diplomatic issue.
- B. lived less than two kilometers from the hotel where McCann disappeared in 2007.
- The 15-year investigation has cost UK taxpayers approximately £13.5 million.
- Madeleine McCann's parents attended a prayer vigil on the 19th anniversary of her disappearance.