Madeleine McCann Sketch: New Suspect Is 'Very Ugly' Man (PHOTOS)

A sketch of the latest suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been released, reports Press Association. The image shows a "very ugly" man with a large nose, bushy eyebrows and pitted skin. The sketch is based on the account of a woman who says she was on vacation in the same place and at the same time when Madeleine went missing in 2007.

On 29 April the unnamed tourist was out with her daughter when she spotted him "acting suspiciously" in the street.

Then three days later she saw the man again outside the McCanns' holiday flat.

See the sketch here:

Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007, when her family was staying at the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

Madeleine's parents appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show last week and presented an "age-progression" image of what Madeleine would look like today. The BBC reports that since the show, investigators have been inundated with phone calls.

See the photo here:

Comments

[goddessNdiva]

lol...that has to be the most ridiculous title for an article...­.and funny too.

[kas70]

I truly hope this family finds this girl, with or without happy ending, and find some closure. Beautiful child, it breaks my heart.

[p-junkie]

Call me mean-spirited if you will but I believe the McCanns' should have been charged with negligence or child endangerment.

What kind of parents leave three small children alone, even for a half hour?

[Josiepublic]

The lady in the apartment above them heard a child crying "Daddy" for an hour and a half two nights before Madeleine 'disappeared'.

[northstar11]

in this ladies world it is the "dashing prince" that comes to the rescue of children in distress.t­he not so handsome are suspicious.

last week in winnipeg manitoba. a down and out homeless man dove into the freezing water of a fast moving very cold river to rescue a child who had fallen in . he had to swim a long way risking his own life to drag the boy to safety. he was not "handsome prince charming "and when called a hero , rejected the label saying anyone would have done the same to help this child in distress.he is a hero in my book.

[northstar11]

he was an "ugly man" instinctively his every action was suspicious because of her revulsion.

most eye witness accounts are unreliable.

accounts from witnesses turned off by bad looks, even less so.

[getreal23]

It was noted that the friends as well as the parents took turns looking in on the children. Did anyone investigate these friends?

[Josiepublic]

A statement was given to Leicester Police (who were assisting the Portuguese) a few days after Madeleine went missing by another doctor couple who had gone on a similar holiday with the parents/friends two years previously. The statement never arrived at the Portuguese end only its translation amongst other papers some 10 months later, the statement was about one of the friends (Dr Payne) making gestures whilst talking about Madeleine and his own daughter to Madeleine's father Gerry; they apparently frightened her and she was scared for her own child.

The McCanns have said there is no doubt in their minds about their friends who they trust implicitly.

[arikbo]

Well, you would think that someone else besides one tourist would notice that walking around.

Personally, I believe that the McCanns know what happened.

[proudtobeliberal]

Please don't blame the parents. They are blaming themselves every second of every day and they would do that if they had done everything perfect. Some times bad things happen to good people.

[LynndaMaree]

I blame them, who in their right mind would go and leave and three year old and an infant alone while they were having dinner and drinks. It's no excuse for the pervert that took the child if he did take her. They should not have been left alone. Some times bad things happen because we create those bad times. Do not leave your children alone for any reason. I have two grandchildren and one on the way. There is no way I would leave them alone while I went anywhere. We are living in a different time. People are taking kids right and left and parents are killing their own kids. I blame the parents, but that's my opinion.

[Hypomaniac]

I second the Lincoln comment... was hoping to claim it as my own!

[davidwayneosedach]

This is turning out to be another Natalee Holloway story.

[max]

say it ain't so Abe !

[Marklar]

Guy looks a little like abe lincoln

[piul05]

LOL!!! I like your name..!

[tom928]

As if there could be a culture that did not depend on the superficial (in various meanings of the term) to some extent. As if people could cease privately judging the attractiveness of others. The quote of 'very ugly' in the heading is so baiting for PC commentary.

[Josiepublic]

Sine the investigation began and the McCanns employed the very dubious fraud specialists Metado3 as 'investigators' we have had many pictures of 'suspects their comical features (despite the sad case) giving rise to various nicknames; we have had eggman (the name for Ms Tanners original featureless 'suspect' who she remarkably remembers better with time) mustachio man, toothman,. three very curious featureless men with darting eyes (one a smoker) of whom CCTV it was claimed was being examined and enhanced by the FBI. We had a remarkable "police conference" advertised and shown on our news channels which consisted entirely of Mr Mitchell (a former journalists before becoming head of our governments media monitoring unit before he was sent to 'aide' the McCanns) dressed in what resembled a police jumper issuing a photofit of a suspect whom the Portuguese police had already eliminate from their inquiries.

Apart from the awful facts from this case what has been most frightening is how the parents even as suspects have had mass media coverage with no referral to the worrying aspects of this case. Our newspapers have been full of factitious stories of the crime scene being contaminated with policemen's cigarette ash; especially upsetting amongst the many insulting stories was one by Tony Parsons whose headline "Up yours Senhor" was addressed to the Portuguese ambassador who asked for calm and full of more insults such as "fat, lazy, bungling, sardine munchers".

[goingnow]

You should write comedies. Makes me wonder what this one will be called.

[Josiepublic]

Not sure whats funny about the death of a child nor racial comments- perhaps your sense of 'comedy' is different to mine.

Madeleine deserved more, much more.

[WilliamL]

disturbing is the "looks like Lincoln" bunch.