Police check possible links between Madeline McCann and the Swiss girl,
Ylenia Lenhard
By h.b./m.p
Aug 4, 2007 - 9:11 AM

The five year old Swiss girl disappeared on Tuesday near the scene of an
attempted murder and the discovery of the body of the man.

The Alicante newspaper, Información, reports on a possible connection in the
Marina Alta with the disappearance of a young girl in Switzerland this
Tuesday.

Just five and a half years old, Ylenia Lenhard is believed to have been
kidnapped, and was last seen at a swimming pool in Appenzell, Switzerland.

Police later found her rucksack and other possessions near the scene of a
shooting which took place in nearby woods later that day, where a 46 year
old man was injured. He’s now in intensive care and is not yet fit enough to
be questioned by police.

The body of a 67 year old Swiss man resident of Benimantell in the Marina
Alta since 1990, was found close by on Wednesday, together with some of the
missing girl’s possessions.

He has been named as Urls Hans Von Aesch and is thought to have been
involved in a shoot-out with another 46 year old man last Tuesday July 31 –
the same day that the Swiss child disappeared. His body was found on August
1 in Saint Hallen in Switzerland.

The 46 year old is now in intensive care after being shot in the head, with
police waiting to question him to see if he knows anything about the
disappearance.

The Alicante Civil Guard are investigating in the Marina Alta at the request
of the Swiss police, and have already questioned the dead man’s wife.

Possible links to the disappearance of British girl Madeline McCann in
Portugal are now also reported to be being followed up.

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11837.shtml

Costa Blanca
Marina Alta investigation in connection with missing girl in Switzerland
By m.p
Aug 3, 2007 - 8:41 AM

The Alicante newspaper, Información, reports today on a possible connection
in the Marina Alta with the disappearance of a young girl in Switzerland
this Tuesday.

Just five and a half years old, she’s believed to have been kidnapped, and
was last seen at a swimming pool in Appenzell.

Police later found her rucksack and other possessions near the scene of a
shooting which took place in nearby woods later that day, where a 46 year
old man was injured. He’s now in intensive care and is not yet fit enough to
be questioned by police.

The body of a 67 year old Swiss man resident in the Marina Alta was found
close by on Wednesday, together with the missing girl’s possessions.
Información says he committed suicide, and was the main suspect in the
kidnapping.

The Alicante Civil Guard are investigating in the Marina Alta at the request
of the Swiss police, and have already questioned the dead man’s wife.

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/printer_11828.shtml