The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Christian Brueckner could be back on the streets in weeks, it has been claimed in a bid to ‘avoid vigilantes and media attention’
Prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Christian Brueckner, could be back out on the streets in as little as a fortnight, it has been claimed.
The German paedophile is currently serving a seven year sentence for raping a pensioner, which is due to end on September 17. But reports in Portugal suggest he could leave up to 10 days before that date.
But Christian Brueckner’s defence team have denied claims that the prime suspect in the Maddie McCann case will be back on the streets in a fortnight. A German source close to the case reportedly said: “I’ve been told from very good sources that they will let him go quietly to avoid any big media attention.
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“They also don’t want the chance of any vigilante attacking him, in case they need him back to face other charges soon. Meanwhile the police are working around the clock to try and find the final bit of the jigsaw to charge him over the death of Maddie. They know he did it, but they need to prove it.”
However Brueckner’s legal team denied it when approached by The Mirror and said they were not aware of any plans for him to be released early. The convicted sex beast’s current sentence is for the sadistic rape of Diana Menkes, 72, on camera in 2005.
A trial in Germany found him guilty in 2018 after one of his hairs was found on the bed of the American who had been tied up and beaten before being brutally raped. The attack in Praia da Luz, on the Algarve, took place not far from where Maddie was infamously snatched in May 2007.
He will be released from custody at Sehnde prison despite being the Germany authorities current ‘prime suspect’ in the abduction. He is also an ‘arguido’ (or official suspect) in Portugal.
Meanwhile it remains unclear if Brueckner will be tagged on release with German authorities demanding he is and has his passport confiscated. His lawyer previously said Brueckner wants to vanish to a country that has no extradition treaty with the EU or the UK.
Investigators applied to a court for him to be subjected to “führungsaufsicht”, which is a form of judicial supervision reserved for former prisoners who are still deemed as being high risk. Brueckner would be banned from going near schools or places frequented by children.
He would have to check in at a local police station and would need approval to change his home address. Brueckner has vehemently denied any involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance to this point.
At the time he was living in a ramshackle farmhouse on the edge of Praia da Luz when Madeleine vanished on a family holiday. German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who is leading the case into the disappearance of Maddie has been approached for comment.
He has previously publicly stated that his office is “sure” the prime suspect, Christian Brückner, killed the three-year-old.