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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'could walk free from prison by Christmas' after his legal team launch bid to overturn arrest warrant keeping him in jail German investigators illegally obtained hard drive while building case against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner, his lawyers claim as they bid to have the evidence thrown out of court German police discover Christian Brueckner emails linking him to Madeleine McCann - the first ever time investigators have found evidence connecting him to her case Woman, 27, who was 'assaulted by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner on Algarve beach when she was aged ten' tells court how he 'grinned at her while performing sex act' Christian Brueckner whinges that the bread in his prison-food sandwiches is too thin and he has to have cold showers in courtroom moan as he faces rape charges Woman 'raped by Christian Brueckner' tells court she still suffers physical effects of brutal sex attack 20 YEARS later as she is forced to deny making love to her boyfriend immediately after the assault during merciless cross examination Irish woman 'raped by Christian Brueckner' relives terrifying ordeal and tells his trial 'she lied she was pregnant to try and make him stop but smelt his condoms and knew it was going to happen' Madeleine McCann's parents skipped their daughter's 17th anniversary vigil to escape on a secret 'much needed break' amid prime suspect Christian Brueckner's sex offences trial in Germany, friend reveals Madeleine McCann detective reveals bombshell voicemail that led investigators to prime suspect Christian Brueckner during first testimony from Operation Grange officer in German's rape trial Scotland Yard detective probing Madeleine McCann's disappearance called to give evidence in defence of prime suspect Christian Brueckner at unrelated rape trial Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner seduced young mother in 'paedophile' chatroom and told her he thought her daughter, three, was 'cute' and 'could be a model', court hears British cops investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance will be asked to testify in Christian Brueckner's sex trial - forcing them to disclose under oath what they know for the first time Madeleine McCann detectives 'still haven't searched the home of prime suspect Christian Brueckner's lover - despite calling her the night the three-year-old disappeared' Madeleine McCann investigation into Christian Brueckner could face major setback as it's revealed key witness is dying from cancer Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner would break into holiday apartments NAKED as tourists slept... and had to jump off a balcony when girls woke up and screamed at the sight of him, former friend tells rape trial Young 'victim' of Christian Brueckner 'shouted "this is rape" while tied to a post but he just laughed': Madeleine McCann suspect's unrelated sex assault trial hears horrifying details of 'abuse he subjected women to on camera' Christian Brueckner's lawyer blasts prosecutors for labelling him Madeleine McCann 'prime suspect' and says it is impossible for him to get a fair trial as he returns to court on unrelated rape charges Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'boasted to cellmate he kidnapped 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her months before Maddie vanished', trial will be told German prosecutors refuse to hand over Madeleine McCann case file to lawyers representing prime suspect Christian Brueckner Friend of Christian Brueckner describes the Madeleine McCann suspect's child and animal p*rn collection as he tells sex assault trial he thought the German was 'odd' Friend of Madeleine McCann suspect has home raided by armed cops in Germany: Manhunt underway for 'Christian Brueckner's former partner in crime' Christian Brueckner's adoptive mother reveals she has disowned the Madeleine McCann prime suspect and has 'nothing to do with him anymore' Met Police detectives hunting for Madeleine McCann are set to receive £100k grant to help fund investigation for missing toddler Christian Brueckner filmed himself dancing around tied-up girl, forcing her to perform a sex act that made her vomit before finally taunting her, former friend tells rape trial Maddie McCann suspect 'worked at same resort where she vanished from' Christian Brueckner was working at Ocean Club restaurant where Madeleine McCann's parents and 'The Tapas Seven' dined nightly when he came up with plot to abduct and sell her to a childless couple, claims Brit Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'took van and two cars he owned back to his native Germany where he had them scrapped after three-year-old girl vanished' Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner WINKS at his lawyers in court as German judges hear harrowing details of sexual abuse allegations Christian Brueckner's phone calls 'were illegally wiretapped by Germany's FBI': Bombshell claim that puts Madeleine McCann suspect's unrelated rape trial at risk of collapse after court hears horrifying details of sex attacks Full horror of Christian Brueckner's sex crime allegations are revealed in court: Madeleine McCann suspect 'left one victim fearing he would behead her, whipped woman in her seventies at least 20 times and made a girl vomit during abuse' Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'had surgery to remove a birthmark on his left thigh after raping Irish woman' Inside the dark and twisted life of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: The adopted 'loner' turned convicted sex offender now facing five counts of rape and indecent assault in a German court Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's unrelated sex trial is suspended after just nine minutes as lay judge's 'kill the bas***d' tweets are revealed: Defence lawyer boasts 'I have aces up my sleeve' Madeleine McCann suspect mocks police in sickening rant from behind bars ahead of sex trial as his lawyer vows to clear him of the appalling charges Ring of steel for Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner's court appearance this week over a string of unrelated sex attacks in Portugal Madeline McCann disappearance: Bombshell claim about chief suspect Christopher Brueckner Pictured: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner partying with friends at his booze-fuelled birthday bash just weeks after he was first quizzed about the missing toddler Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'partied with friends at his booze-fuelled birthday bash just weeks after he was first quizzed about the missing toddler' Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann vanished Plot to kidnap a child from Portuguese resort and sell them to a couple was hatched by Christian Brueckner a week before Madeleine McCann was abducted there, British expat claims Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will likely stay silent during upcoming trial for unrelated sex offences but 'has nothing to hide' his lawyer says Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'drew sketches of child rape and wrote about abducting a woman and a juvenile', German prosecutor reveals Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner LOSES bid to have key witness excluded from sex attack trial Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'snatched child from beach' and forced her to 'perform a sex act on him' days before Maddie disappeared, court documents claim Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will see 46 witnesses speak during his trial over 'multiple rapes and child sex offences' Mystery of 'Germany's Madeleine': How five-year-old Inga Gehricke vanished without trace during a family picnic in woodland beauty spot with Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner investigated but never charged Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'is struggling with the pressure of being accused of one of the world's most infamous crimes' Christian Brueckner's Irish 'rape victim' will be under police protection ahead of his sex assault trial and 'not even her husband will be allowed near her' as she prepares to face the Madeleine McCann suspect in court Christian Brueckner will face justice at last over attacks on women and children:Madeleine McCann suspect's rape trial court date FINALLY revealed by German prosecutors Prosecutors probing prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case hit major stumbling block Madeleine McCann detectives 'fear their probe into prime suspect paedophile Christian Brueckner is close to collapsing and have just weeks to save investigation' Madeline McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner may have taken pictures of missing toddler and buried them in underground hideaway, police believe ​Is this the clue to unlock Madeleine McCann mystery? German prosecutors say sick online messages between suspect Christian and another paedophile about 'MM' could be a 'hint' as to what happened Childhood friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner fears he will come back to take revenge on her after she reveals he was part of 'rebellious gang' Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann's parents over their treatment as detectives say paedophile Christian Brueckner is their prime suspect and missing toddler died in Portugal Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'could face trial over separate sex offences as soon as February with Maddie trial following closely after', report claims Madeleine McCann case against paedophile suspect Christian Brueckner 'is close to collapsing as former friend who gave damning statement is ''wobbling'' and threatening to stop helping probe' Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'writes begging letters to former friends asking them to talk about what a "good guy" he is in bid to clear his name' The TEN key questions surrounding Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner... who still denies any part in her 2007 disappearance EXCLUSIVE - 'The world believes I killed Maddie, I didn't': Extraordinary letters written by Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner from his German prison cell are revealed for the first time - as he tries to convince world of his innocence Who is Christian Brueckner? The German Madeleine McCann suspect and sex offender Former Madeleine McCann investigator slams German prosecutors for their handling of suspect Christian Brueckner, saying 'they don't have any solid evidence against him' German police are 'preparing to charge' prime suspect Christian Brueckner over Madeleine McCann's disappearance with officials set to hold high-level meeting within days German court issues new arrest warrant for jailed Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner citing 'urgent reason' to believe he was behind three serious rapes and a case of child sex abuse Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'molested girl, 10, on beach near resort where the British girl vanished weeks later': German rapist is charged with string of sex crimes Portugal Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner, 45, compares German prosecutor investigating him to 'Adolf Hitler' in a prison letter and says his life has been destroyed Christian Brueckner is a monster, but I'm sure he is INNOCENT... and convicting him would leave Maddie's real killer at large: Investigator MARK WILLIAMS-THOMAS has followed every twist of the McCann case and believes the German is NOT guilty Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is denied parole and branded a 'danger to society' - as he claims he was miles away and having sex with a woman who is willing to back his alibi when the child was abducted Police carry out DNA tests on VW van driven by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner near Algarve resort where she disappeared - after he is made an 'arguido' or official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors Convicted of a violent rape. Jailed for molesting a young girl. Caught with images of child abuse. And living in the area when Madeleine McCann was snatched... so why HAS it taken 15 years to make Christian Brueckner a key suspect in Maddie case? Convicted rapist Christian Brueckner, 44, is made an 'arguido' or official suspect in Madeleine McCann case - but his lawyer DENIES he has been charged with any crimes EXCLUSIVE: German prosecutors say they WILL continue case against prime Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner despite Scotland Yard winding down its operation 'I'm 100% certain it was him': Former friend of prime Madeleine McCann suspect says he is now confident Christian Brueckner took the three-year-old girl in 2007 - now that he knows about his 'paedophile past' Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner moans that inmates have threatened to kill him and he is in constant fear of attack as he serves sentence for raping pensioner Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner WORKED at resort where she vanished and his phone was no more than five minutes away when she disappeared, documentary claims Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner tells German documentary he could NOT have snatched the three-year-old because he was a drug dealer who always avoided attracting police attention EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner told his girlfriend he WAS near the holiday villa on the night toddler vanished German prosecutors are '100% sure' convicted paedophile and rapist Christian Brueckner 'murdered Madeleine McCann' German Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner speaks for the first time to claim he's innocent and ridicule prosecutors in strange sketch German prosecutor investigating disappearance of Madeleine McCann says he has been given dramatic new evidence against prime suspect Christian Brueckner References

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'could walk free from prison by Christmas' after his legal team launch bid to overturn arrest warrant keeping him in jail

24/06/24 17:24

The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann trial could walk free from jail before Christmas after a dramatic new move from his legal team. Brueckner is the man German investigators believe abducted Madeleine, then three years old, from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007. He is currently being tried in Braunschweig for a range of chilling sex crimes, including three rapes and two cases of exposing himself to children...read

  • German investigators illegally obtained hard drive while building case against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner, his lawyers claim as they bid to have the evidence thrown out of court

    06/06/24 15:30

    German police were handed Brueckner's hard-drive by an unnamed female witness in Portugal containing sickening cartoons allegedly penned by Brueckner.

  • German police discover Christian Brueckner emails linking him to Madeleine McCann - the first ever time investigators have found evidence connecting him to her case

    05/06/24 14:34

    The shock revelation is the first time an official working on the case has claimed to have evidence connecting Brueckner to the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann

  • Woman, 27, who was 'assaulted by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner on Algarve beach when she was aged ten' tells court how he 'grinned at her while performing sex act'

    29/05/24 09:48

    A woman who was sexually assaulted by Christian Brueckner has revealed he grinned at her while performing a horrific sex act on her at an Algarve beach when she was just ten years old.

  • Christian Brueckner whinges that the bread in his prison-food sandwiches is too thin and he has to have cold showers in courtroom moan as he faces rape charges

    17/05/24 14:42

    Brueckner is currently serving time in the isolation wing at Oldenburg high-security prison, 130 miles from Braunschweig, but is currently in Sehnde

  • Woman 'raped by Christian Brueckner' tells court she still suffers physical effects of brutal sex attack 20 YEARS later as she is forced to deny making love to her boyfriend immediately after the assault during merciless cross examination

    16/05/24 12:02

    A former tour guide has told a court how she still physically suffers from a brutal sex attack allegedly perpetrated by Christian Brueckner 20 years ago.

  • Irish woman 'raped by Christian Brueckner' relives terrifying ordeal and tells his trial 'she lied she was pregnant to try and make him stop but smelt his condoms and knew it was going to happen'

    15/05/24 10:41

    A former tour guide has told a court how she was raped at knife point by the man suspected of snatching Madeleine McCann.

  • Madeleine McCann's parents skipped their daughter's 17th anniversary vigil to escape on a secret 'much needed break' amid prime suspect Christian Brueckner's sex offences trial in Germany, friend reveals

    06/05/24 16:59

    Kate and Gerry chose not to attend Friday night's church prayers but instead escaped on a secret 'much needed break' to stop being photographed by supporters and invited media.

  • Madeleine McCann detective reveals bombshell voicemail that led investigators to prime suspect Christian Brueckner during first testimony from Operation Grange officer in German's rape trial

    02/05/24 09:26

    Brueckner is currently on trial in the German city of Braunschweig charged with unrelated sex crimes allegedly committed in the same area of Portugal where Madeleine went missing 17 years ago.

  • Scotland Yard detective probing Madeleine McCann's disappearance called to give evidence in defence of prime suspect Christian Brueckner at unrelated rape trial

    25/04/24 17:19

    Detective Constable Mark Draycott has been a key part of the Operation Grange investigation since British police took over from Portuguese investigators 13 years ago.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner seduced young mother in 'paedophile' chatroom and told her he thought her daughter, three, was 'cute' and 'could be a model', court hears

    18/04/24 07:56

    Brueckner, who is currently on trial accused of carrying out separate sex attacks on women and children in Portugal, was said to have met his ex-girlfriend on the dating site in 2013.

  • British cops investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance will be asked to testify in Christian Brueckner's sex trial - forcing them to disclose under oath what they know for the first time

    12/04/24 09:16

    The sensational development could mean for the first time detectives from Scotland Yard who have been investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine will have to disclose what they know.

  • Madeleine McCann detectives 'still haven't searched the home of prime suspect Christian Brueckner's lover - despite calling her the night the three-year-old disappeared'

    07/04/24 08:28

    The woman made the shocking admission at Brueckner's trial in Germany that he had phoned her to say he was driving to her house in Portugal.

  • Madeleine McCann investigation into Christian Brueckner could face major setback as it's revealed key witness is dying from cancer

    05/04/24 14:53

    Convicted rapist and paedophile Bruckner, 47, was sensationally named by German police four years ago as the man responsible for Madeleine's 'abduction and murder'.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner would break into holiday apartments NAKED as tourists slept... and had to jump off a balcony when girls woke up and screamed at the sight of him, former friend tells rape trial

    05/04/24 09:34

    Michael Tatschl, a former partner in crime of Brueckner, said he would use the bizarre modus operandi so as not to leave evidence and catch his clothes on surfaces.

  • Young 'victim' of Christian Brueckner 'shouted "this is rape" while tied to a post but he just laughed': Madeleine McCann suspect's unrelated sex assault trial hears horrifying details of 'abuse he subjected women to on camera'

    03/04/24 11:45

    Helge Busching, who says he saw footage of the attacks, is the latest witness to give evidence at the court in Braunschweig, where Brueckner arrived early on Wednesday under a heavy police escort.

  • Christian Brueckner's lawyer blasts prosecutors for labelling him Madeleine McCann 'prime suspect' and says it is impossible for him to get a fair trial as he returns to court on unrelated rape charges

    03/04/24 08:09

    Christian Brueckner also faced former pal Helge Bushing in cour on Wednesday as the witness claimed the convicted paedophile was an 'expert at lock picking'.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'boasted to cellmate he kidnapped 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her months before Maddie vanished', trial will be told

    31/03/24 09:52

    Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner bragged that he had kidnapped and tied a girl to a post after she ran away from a youth camp.

  • German prosecutors refuse to hand over Madeleine McCann case file to lawyers representing prime suspect Christian Brueckner

    16/03/24 10:05

    Convicted rapist and pedophile Christian Brueckner , 47, is currently on trial accused of five unconnected sex crimes said to have happened in the area where Madeleine vanished from in 2007.

  • Friend of Christian Brueckner describes the Madeleine McCann suspect's child and animal p*rn collection as he tells sex assault trial he thought the German was 'odd'

    14/03/24 11:12

    Convicted rapist Brueckner, 47, who previously told MailOnline the case was 'ridiculous', arrived at the court in Germany amid heavy security just after 10am local time.

  • Friend of Madeleine McCann suspect has home raided by armed cops in Germany: Manhunt underway for 'Christian Brueckner's former partner in crime'

    13/03/24 18:19

    Firearm-wielding officers rallied at a small house on theKennelblick allotment in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony last week, spending an hour outside the property owned by a man named as Ralph H.

  • Christian Brueckner's adoptive mother reveals she has disowned the Madeleine McCann prime suspect and has 'nothing to do with him anymore'

    11/03/24 09:38

    Jailed paedophile Christian Brueckner is currently facing trial overthree rapes and two sex assaults, all said to have been carried out on Portugal's Algarve coast between 2000 and 2017.

  • Met Police detectives hunting for Madeleine McCann are set to receive £100k grant to help fund investigation for missing toddler

    05/03/24 17:55

    Madeleine went missing while on holiday in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz with her parents Kate and Gerry and her two siblings in May 200 when she was just three-years-old.

  • Christian Brueckner filmed himself dancing around tied-up girl, forcing her to perform a sex act that made her vomit before finally taunting her, former friend tells rape trial

    01/03/24 08:14

    Convicted rapist Brueckner, 47, is accused of three rapes and two sex assaults said to have been carried out on Portugal's Algarve coast in a period from 2000 to 2017.

  • Maddie McCann suspect 'worked at same resort where she vanished from'

    29/02/24 11:05

    The chief suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann worked at the same Algarve resort that she vanished from in 2007, it has been claimed to MailOnline.

  • Christian Brueckner was working at Ocean Club restaurant where Madeleine McCann's parents and 'The Tapas Seven' dined nightly when he came up with plot to abduct and sell her to a childless couple, claims Brit

    29/02/24 08:29

    According to British expat Ken Ralphs - who knew Christian Brueckner during his time in the Algarve - the German criminal was working cash-in-hand at the Ocean Club restaurant.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'took van and two cars he owned back to his native Germany where he had them scrapped after three-year-old girl vanished'

    25/02/24 19:00

    The paedophile, who was living in the Algarve when the three-year-old disappeared in 2007, took one van and two cars back to his home country where he disposed of them, it is claimed.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner WINKS at his lawyers in court as German judges hear harrowing details of sexual abuse allegations

    24/02/24 02:07

    Brueckner, 47, is accused of three rapes and two sex assaults said to have been carried out on Portugal's Algarve coast between 2000 and 2017.

  • Christian Brueckner's phone calls 'were illegally wiretapped by Germany's FBI': Bombshell claim that puts Madeleine McCann suspect's unrelated rape trial at risk of collapse after court hears horrifying details of sex attacks

    23/02/24 15:00

    Brueckner, 47, is accused of three rapes and two sex assaults said to have been carried out on Portugal's Algarve coast from 2000 to 2017 - and the court today heard horrifying details of the alleged assaults.

  • Full horror of Christian Brueckner's sex crime allegations are revealed in court: Madeleine McCann suspect 'left one victim fearing he would behead her, whipped woman in her seventies at least 20 times and made a girl vomit during abuse'

    23/02/24 08:41

    GRAPHIC CONTENT: Convicted rapist Brueckner, 47, is accused of three rapes and two sex assaults said to have been carried out on Portugal's Algarve coast in a period from 2000 to 2017.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'had surgery to remove a birthmark on his left thigh after raping Irish woman'

    18/02/24 08:51

    Brueckner had the birthmark erased to avoid identification after student Hazel Behan, who he allegedly raped, told police her attacker had a mole in that location, the Sun reports.

  • Inside the dark and twisted life of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: The adopted 'loner' turned convicted sex offender now facing five counts of rape and indecent assault in a German court

    16/02/24 12:51

    His latest charges stem from cases relating to five women and girls aged between 10 and 80 years old, and he is expected to spend the rest of his life languishing in jail cell if he's convicted.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's unrelated sex trial is suspended after just nine minutes as lay judge's 'kill the bas***d' tweets are revealed: Defence lawyer boasts 'I have aces up my sleeve'

    16/02/24 07:58

    Brueckner, 47, arrived in court in Brunswick, Germany, earlier today to stand trial on a slew of sex abuse charges

  • Madeleine McCann suspect mocks police in sickening rant from behind bars ahead of sex trial as his lawyer vows to clear him of the appalling charges

    15/02/24 21:49

    EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect and convicted rapist Christian Brueckner has shamelessly told MailOnline his upcoming sex crimes trial is 'ridiculous'.

  • Ring of steel for Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner's court appearance this week over a string of unrelated sex attacks in Portugal

    12/02/24 01:02

    The convictedpaedophileis standing trial on Friday accused of carrying out a string of vile sex attacks in Portugal.

  • Madeline McCann disappearance: Bombshell claim about chief suspect Christopher Brueckner

    11/02/24 14:23

    The prime suspect in the disappearance of Maddie McCann allegedly confessed to a friend and petty criminal the British toddler 'didn't scream' after she was ripped from her parent's holiday home.

  • Pictured: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner partying with friends at his booze-fuelled birthday bash just weeks after he was first quizzed about the missing toddler

    11/02/24 14:20

    The party was one of many that took place at Christian Brueckner's rented kiosk, his last registered address, on the Altstadtring inner ring road of the German town of Braunschweig.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'partied with friends at his booze-fuelled birthday bash just weeks after he was first quizzed about the missing toddler'

    11/02/24 11:33

    Christian Brueckner, a German national, is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007, but he has not been charged with her disappearance.

  • Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann vanished

    08/02/24 14:26

    A plot to kidnap a child from a Portuguese holiday resort was hatched a week before Madeleine McCann was abducted there, a British expat has claimed.

  • Plot to kidnap a child from Portuguese resort and sell them to a couple was hatched by Christian Brueckner a week before Madeleine McCann was abducted there, British expat claims

    08/02/24 10:43

    Ken Ralphs said that chief suspect in the McCann case, Christian Brueckner , tried to recruit a mutual friend in Portugal to help find a youngster to sell on to a childless couple.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will likely stay silent during upcoming trial for unrelated sex offences but 'has nothing to hide' his lawyer says

    08/02/24 08:55

    Christian Brueckner is set to appear in court in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, on February 16, accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'drew sketches of child rape and wrote about abducting a woman and a juvenile', German prosecutor reveals

    01/02/24 17:54

    German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said the evidence came via various sketchbooks and notebooks seized from the 47-year-old suspect, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence for rape.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner LOSES bid to have key witness excluded from sex attack trial

    27/01/24 15:50

    EXCLUSIVE: Convicted rapist Brueckner, 45, is due to go on trial next month accused of raping and sexually assaulting several women and a young girl.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'snatched child from beach' and forced her to 'perform a sex act on him' days before Maddie disappeared, court documents claim

    19/01/24 00:59

    Christian Brueckner , a 46-year-old convicted pedophile and rapist, is currently servinga seven-year jail sentence in Germany for the unrelated rape of a 72-year-old American tourist.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will see 46 witnesses speak during his trial over 'multiple rapes and child sex offences'

    10/12/23 00:52

    The German sex offender is accused of a trio of rapes, which he allegedly filmed, and two further child sex offences.

  • Mystery of 'Germany's Madeleine': How five-year-old Inga Gehricke vanished without trace during a family picnic in woodland beauty spot with Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner investigated but never charged

    09/12/23 12:27

    As with Madeleine McCann eight years earlier in Portugal, Inga vanished without a trace in Germany while her family were away from their home. She has not been found since,

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'is struggling with the pressure of being accused of one of the world's most infamous crimes'

    07/12/23 12:56

    Christian Brueckner has told friends he 'struggles with the pressure' of being accused of 'one of the world's most infamous crimes', which remains unsolved to this day.

  • Christian Brueckner's Irish 'rape victim' will be under police protection ahead of his sex assault trial and 'not even her husband will be allowed near her' as she prepares to face the Madeleine McCann suspect in court

    29/11/23 07:06

    EXCLUSIVE: One of the victims that Brueckner is accused of raping is Hazel Behan, who was viciously attacked by 'a German man with piercing blue eyes' during a four-hour ordeal in Portugal.

  • Christian Brueckner will face justice at last over attacks on women and children:Madeleine McCann suspect's rape trial court date FINALLY revealed by German prosecutors

    28/11/23 18:20

    The German prosecutor has confirmed it will be a Friday morning start for the multiple sex crimes trial of the German paedophile.

  • Prosecutors probing prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case hit major stumbling block

    25/11/23 19:56

    German investigators have built their case around a witness called Helge Busching. It has now been revealed that he is being probed for false testimony.

  • Madeleine McCann detectives 'fear their probe into prime suspect paedophile Christian Brueckner is close to collapsing and have just weeks to save investigation'

    05/11/23 12:20

    German police probing convicted paedophile Christian Brueckner (pictured) reportedly have until the new year to find a new lead before their investigation falls through.

  • Madeline McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner may have taken pictures of missing toddler and buried them in underground hideaway, police believe

    03/11/23 22:49

    The prime suspect in the case of missing Madeleine McCann may have taken photos of the missing toddler and buried them in an underground hideaway, police believe.

  • ​Is this the clue to unlock Madeleine McCann mystery? German prosecutors say sick online messages between suspect Christian and another paedophile about 'MM' could be a 'hint' as to what happened

    31/10/23 09:46

    German prosecutors have described how a online exchange between Christian Brueckner and another paedophile could be a 'hint' as to what happened due to the use of the letters 'mm'.

  • Childhood friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner fears he will come back to take revenge on her after she reveals he was part of 'rebellious gang'

    30/10/23 22:14

    The woman said she knew Brueckner as a teenager when he was running in a gang in Würzburg in Germany and they were 'very rebellious and destroyed a lot of stuff'.

  • Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann's parents over their treatment as detectives say paedophile Christian Brueckner is their prime suspect and missing toddler died in Portugal

    30/10/23 06:41

    Portuguese police have apologised to Madeleine McCann's parents over their investigation into the missing toddler's case.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'could face trial over separate sex offences as soon as February with Maddie trial following closely after', report claims

    17/10/23 08:38

    Authorities have indicated the long-awaited Madeleine McCann trial will follow closely on the heels of this case, according to police sources.

  • Madeleine McCann case against paedophile suspect Christian Brueckner 'is close to collapsing as former friend who gave damning statement is ''wobbling'' and threatening to stop helping probe'

    14/09/23 23:51

    Christian Brueckner, 45, was named last year by prosecutors as the key suspect in the disappearance and murder of the three-year-old in 2007.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'writes begging letters to former friends asking them to talk about what a "good guy" he is in bid to clear his name'

    14/09/23 08:50

    Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has written begging letters to his former friends asking them to talk about what a 'good guy' he is in court.

  • The TEN key questions surrounding Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner... who still denies any part in her 2007 disappearance

    01/07/23 08:22

    Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007 - just a few days before her fourth birthday.

  • EXCLUSIVE - 'The world believes I killed Maddie, I didn't': Extraordinary letters written by Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner from his German prison cell are revealed for the first time - as he tries to convince world of his innocence

    27/05/23 08:00

    EXCLUSIVE MailOnline reveals convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner wrote letters hoping to get publicity for his campaign to exonerate himself of anything to do with Madeleine McCann.

  • Who is Christian Brueckner? The German Madeleine McCann suspect and sex offender

    22/05/23 20:22

    German sex offender Christian Brueckner was named as the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance last year. MailOnline looks at why he is a suspect in the notorious case.

  • Former Madeleine McCann investigator slams German prosecutors for their handling of suspect Christian Brueckner, saying 'they don't have any solid evidence against him'

    21/04/23 15:08

    A former Madeleine McCann investigator has slammed German prosecutors for dismissing claims against the lead suspect in the disappearance of the British girl.

  • German police are 'preparing to charge' prime suspect Christian Brueckner over Madeleine McCann's disappearance with officials set to hold high-level meeting within days

    31/12/22 01:21

    Christian Brueckner, 45 could soon be charged in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. It has been almost 16 years since the then three-year-old disappeared in Portugal in May 2007.

  • German court issues new arrest warrant for jailed Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner citing 'urgent reason' to believe he was behind three serious rapes and a case of child sex abuse

    28/11/22 19:37

    The cases involve sexual offences allegedly committed in Portugal, including the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl on a beach close to where Madeleine vanished just a month later.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'molested girl, 10, on beach near resort where the British girl vanished weeks later': German rapist is charged with string of sex crimes Portugal

    11/10/22 13:29

    Convicted rapist Brueckner, 45, was named as the man responsible for Madeleine's May 2007 abduction two years ago by German police in a fanfare which sparked worldwide media attention

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner, 45, compares German prosecutor investigating him to 'Adolf Hitler' in a prison letter and says his life has been destroyed

    21/07/22 00:52

    Christian Brueckner, 45, (pictured) the man suspected of abducting and 'murdering' Madeleine McCann has likened the German prosecutor investigating him to Adolf Hitler.

  • Christian Brueckner is a monster, but I'm sure he is INNOCENT... and convicting him would leave Maddie's real killer at large: Investigator MARK WILLIAMS-THOMAS has followed every twist of the McCann case and believes the German is NOT guilty

    02/05/22 21:03

    An investigator for the case of Madeline McCann says convicted paedophile Christian Brueckner (pictured) is a monster, but that he isn't responsible for the young girl's disappearance.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is denied parole and branded a 'danger to society' - as he claims he was miles away and having sex with a woman who is willing to back his alibi when the child was abducted

    02/05/22 20:25

    German national Christian Brueckner, 45, insists he was having sex with a woman in his camper van when three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.

  • Police carry out DNA tests on VW van driven by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner near Algarve resort where she disappeared - after he is made an 'arguido' or official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors

    23/04/22 07:45

    On Thursday, Christian Brueckner, 44, was made an official suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann by Portuguese prosecutors.

  • Convicted of a violent rape. Jailed for molesting a young girl. Caught with images of child abuse. And living in the area when Madeleine McCann was snatched... so why HAS it taken 15 years to make Christian Brueckner a key suspect in Maddie case?

    22/04/22 21:00

    Fifteen years after Madeleine McCann was snatched from a flat in Portugal, a German alleged kidnapper has been named a suspect in the case. Christian Brueckner is already in jail.

  • Convicted rapist Christian Brueckner, 44, is made an 'arguido' or official suspect in Madeleine McCann case - but his lawyer DENIES he has been charged with any crimes

    21/04/22 20:14

    Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been made an 'official suspect' in the case, by Portuguese prosecutors, it has been reported, but no charges have been brought.

  • EXCLUSIVE: German prosecutors say they WILL continue case against prime Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner despite Scotland Yard winding down its operation

    13/04/22 17:52

    EXCLUSIVE: Portuguese authorities have also vowed to continue their probe and sources in the country say abandoning their ongoing case review was 'completely out of the question'.

  • 'I'm 100% certain it was him': Former friend of prime Madeleine McCann suspect says he is now confident Christian Brueckner took the three-year-old girl in 2007 - now that he knows about his 'paedophile past'

    02/04/22 01:01

    Christian Post, 54, believes Christian Brueckner (pictured) snatched Madeleine during one of his burgling 'night crawls' while she slept in the Portuguese resort Praia da Luz.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner moans that inmates have threatened to kill him and he is in constant fear of attack as he serves sentence for raping pensioner

    23/03/22 16:19

    Christian Brueckner, who is currently in jail in Germany for the rape of an American pensioner in Portugal in 2005, has requested a prison transfer because other inmates want to kill him.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner WORKED at resort where she vanished and his phone was no more than five minutes away when she disappeared, documentary claims

    31/01/22 10:12

    Convicted rapist and prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance Christian Brueckner worked at the resort in Praia da Luz, Algarve, when she disappeared in May 2007.

  • Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner tells German documentary he could NOT have snatched the three-year-old because he was a drug dealer who always avoided attracting police attention

    30/01/22 11:04

    Convicted rapist Christian Brueckner said his illegal activities on the Algarve in Portugal meant he would not have been out and about when the three-year-old went missing from her holiday villa.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner told his girlfriend he WAS near the holiday villa on the night toddler vanished

    06/11/21 22:00

    The former girlfriend of Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from a Portuguese holiday resort says he was close to the youngster's apartment.

  • German prosecutors are '100% sure' convicted paedophile and rapist Christian Brueckner 'murdered Madeleine McCann'

    09/10/21 08:04

    German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said investigators were 'confident' they had the right man and had sufficient evidence to charge over the 2007 disappearance.

  • German Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner speaks for the first time to claim he's innocent and ridicule prosecutors in strange sketch

    14/06/21 12:03

    Christian Brueckner, 44, claimed the investigation was 'scandalous' and condemned prosecutors who 'brought shame to the legal system,' in a letter obtained by a German newspaper.

  • German prosecutor investigating disappearance of Madeleine McCann says he has been given dramatic new evidence against prime suspect Christian Brueckner

    13/05/21 01:11

    Detectives claimed to have reached a breakthrough in the probe last summer when they identified the convicted rapist as their prime suspect.

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