What happened to Madeleine McCann? Timeline of the missing girl mystery as ‘police seek suspect for UK trial’

NewsWorldEuropein focusWhat happened to Madeleine McCann? Timeline of the missing girl mystery as ‘police seek suspect for UK trial’The three-year-old went missing while on holiday with family in Portugal in 2007Tuesday 05 May 2026 11:06 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2828188To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/madeleine-mccann-timeline-missing-girl-met-police-b2970483.html","title":"What happened to Madeleine McCann? Timeline of the missing girl mystery"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseMadeleine McCann: A timeline of key dates and developmentsOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}British police are seeking to extradite a German man to...