Law & Order
Alleged Madeleine McCann sighting in Malta
By MaltaMedia News
Jun 21, 2007 - 11:15:11 AM

Madeleine McCann, a four-year-old British girl who has been missing since the 3rd of May might have been sighted in Malta by two tourists in Valletta. The young girl was kidnapped from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, Portugal.  

Maltese Police are presently investigating the sighting. The tourists told the Police that the young girl they saw looked remarkably similar to the young missing child.  

According to In-Nazzjon, an official report was filed with the Police on Saturday. 

After a search in Valletta, which resulted in the negative, stricter controls in all of Malta’s departure points were ordered. Meanwhile, Police were ordered to carry out intensive searches in various Maltese towns and cities, mainly those hosting large numbers of tourists.  

In-Nazzjon also reported that photographs of the young girl have been distributed to Police and Officials working at the Maltese airport and ports. 

Madeleine McCann turned four on the 12th of May.

Her parents Kate and Gerry have been searching for their daughter ever since she went missing. The girl's parents have searched for her in Morocco as well as Portugal, from where  Madeleine went missing. At the end of May they also met with Pope Benedict XVI where they spoke about the girl's disappearance. The couple has also made numerous media appeals in a bid to find the child.