Madeleine McCann kidnapping: innocent British father mistaken for key suspect Mystery Briton even posed in clothes he wore that night to prove innocence DCI Redwood described his decision to come forward as 'revelation moment' He'd been seen carrying daughter by Jane Tanner, a friend of Gerry and Kate Little girl had distinctive frilly pyjamas that he also brought to Scotland Yard Turned investigation on its head and moved kidnapping from 9.15pm to 10pm A British father considered the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann kidnapping for six years blew open the case after coming forward to police with his child's distinctive frilly pyjamas. The mystery man's involvement was ruled out after detectives realised he was taking his own two-year-old daughter home from a crèche and had not snatched Maddie. He even agreed to be pictured in the clothes he wore in Praia da Luz, on May 3, 2007, to prove he was the man in the police sketch previously seen as key to cracking the case. His two-year-old's pink pyjamas, which were described by one of the McCann's closest friends, were also brought to Scotland Yard to help prove his innocence. 'Revelation moment': Police revealed a major breakthrough when a British father came forward to reveal he was the man who for six years had been considered the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case Evidence: The girl seen at 9.15pm wore distinctive pyjamas and the prime suspect also brought these to police to prove his innocence Tragedy: Gerry McCann with Madeleine (far right) splashing in the pool with their feet on the day she vanished. This is the last photo taken of the three-year-old DCI Andy Redwood, the Met officer leading the investigation, described it as a 'revelation moment' and completely changed when they thought Madeleine was kidnapped. The Metropolitan Police last night confirmed it had ruled out a sighting of the man previously seen near the McCanns" Portuguese apartment. Jane Tanner, a close friend of Kate and Gerry, previously told officers she saw a dark-haired man carrying away a child wearing pink floral pyjamas at 9.15pm on May 3, 2007. All change: Jane Tanner, a close friend of Kate and Gerry, described a dark-haired man carrying away a child at 9.15pm on May 3, 2007, but this man came forward But this has been found not to involve Madeleine. Police probe: DCI Andy Redwood last night reveals that he was 'almost certain that the man seen by Jane Tanner is not Madeleine's abductor' The revelation has shifted detectives" focus on to a later sighting at 10pm when an Irish family reported seeing a man walking towards the beach carrying a blonde girl in pyjamas. She appeared to be in an uncomfortable position with her head slumped against him. DCI Redwood said: 'Our focus in terms of understanding what happened on the night of May 3 has now given us a shift of emphasis. We are almost certain that the man seen by Jane Tanner is not Madeleine's abductor. It takes us through to a position at 10pm when we see another man who is walking towards the ocean, close by to the apartment, with a young child in his arms. Today it was revealed the police may have made a major breakthrough in the hunt for Madeleine after more than 1,000 people came forward with fresh information and several named the same man as the prime suspect. The three-year-old's disappearance was reconstructed in a dramatic BBC Crimewatch appeal last night and Scotland Yard has today hailed a 'truly unprecedented' response. Detectives believe a suspect seen carrying a child 500 yards from the McCanns" holiday apartment was the kidnapper who struck just before her mother went to check on her children. New timeline: The Crimewatch special revealed that police were now looking at Madeleine's abduction as being at 10pm and not 9.15pm This means Kate McCann may have missed the abduction of her daughter by a matter of minutes on May 3, 2007. Last night several tourists who were in Praia da Luz that night have come forward, and crucially two have named the same person.