Madeleine McCann LIVE: Major search update as man who knew suspect makes huge claim

A man who knew prime suspect Christian Brueckner has made a dramatic appeal to police, claiming they are searching in the wrong place. Ken Ralphs told that Brueckner's alleged accomplice once broke down in tears and confessed plans to help abduct a child in .

He said: "He cried that he needed the money to get out the country with his family and children and that's why he got involved." Mr Ralphs identified what he described as the last property Brueckner stayed in before - and urged investigators to focus there. Frustrated by years of inaction, he said: "For over 18 years, I've pressed the police and all they can do is blame each other for not passing this information on."