2 h. ago Madeleine McCann's dad asks detective heartbreaking question as lead suspect freed

As the lead suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance is freed from prison, a new ITV documentary sheds light on her parent's heartbreak during their 18-year search for answers

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5 h. ago Christian Brueckner's exact release conditions as he's freed from prison

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, has been released from prison following a rape sentence and has strict conditions to follow

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6 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner seen buying McDonald's after release

After being whisked away for prison this morning, it was fast food first for Christian Brueckner who was seen at a McDonald’s outlet near Hamburg wearing an ankle tag

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8 h. ago Christian Brueckner heads straight to McDonald's while wearing an ankle tag as he is released from prison

Christian Brueckner , 48, had been serving a seven-year term at Sehnde prison for an unrelated offence before being released at 9:15am local time this morning.

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9 h. ago Where will Madeleine McCann prime suspect roam as he's released and 'may flee Germany'

Christian Brueckner, 48, was released from Sehnde prison near Hannover at 9.15am this morning after serving a seven-year sentence for raping an elderly woman in Portugal

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11 h. ago Family of Maddie McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner's victim rage over release

Christian Brueckner, 48, was released after serving a prison term for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in the same area of Portugal Madeleine McCann vanished from

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12 h. ago Madeleine McCann: where the family are now, from Kate's moving memoir to the brother tipped for the Olympics

Gerry and Kate McCann recently said they and their twin children were grateful to be able to “live a relatively normal and enjoyable life now”, with Maddie’s siblings studying at university and Gerry working as a heart specialist. Katie Strick reports

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13 h. ago Minute by minute, how Maddie McCann mysteriously vanished from her bed as her parents dined just 50m away

With German sex offender Christian Brueckner - the chief suspect in her disappearance - about to be released from jail, DEEP DIVE investigates how Maddie disappeared without a trace

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13 h. ago Main suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance is released from prison

Christian Brueckner, 48, was released from prison in Germany after serving a sentence for an unrelated sex crime in Portugal’s Algarve region where McCann disappeared

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13 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner released from prison in Germany

Prosecutors had hoped to charge Christian Brueckner over Madeleine’s disappearance before his sentence ended.

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14 h. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner released from prison

Authorities had been hoping to speak with Christian Brueckner, 48, regarding the Madeleine McCann case, but the convicted sex offender refused to speak in the last days of his sentence

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14 h. ago Madeleine McCann parents' agony as prime suspect Christian Brueckner released

Prosecutors had hoped to charge Christian Brueckner over Madeleine’s disappearance before his sentence ended - but they failed in their race against the clock and were powerless to stop him walking free

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22 h. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner 'set for release from prison today'

Christian Brueckner is coming to the end of his seven-year sentence

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56 h. ago Christian Brueckner '100%' involved in Maddie McCann kidnap, ex

Helge Busching said in an interview ahead of Christian Brueckner's release that he was '100% sure' the convicted paedophile was involved in Madeleine McCann's kidnapping

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62 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner refuses to speak to Met Police before German prison release

The force says the 49-year-old German national remains a suspect in its own investigation

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64 h. ago Prime Madeleine McCann suspect refuses Met interview before German prison release

Scotland Yard made formal request to interview Christian Brueckner, due for release from seven-year rape sentenceThe prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has refused to be interviewed by the Metropolitan police before his pending release from prison in Germany, the force has said.The Met confirmed it had submitted a formal international request to question Christian Brueckner, the 49-year-old German national who has long been under investigation in connection with Madeleine’s disappearance, but the suspect declined. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner refuses Met Police interview ahead of prison release

The force says the 49-year-old German national remains a suspect in its own investigation

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2 d. ago Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses Met interview

Christian Brueckner, 49, could be released from prison on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'to keep his secrets' and roam free from prison

Christian Brueckner is due to be released from Sehnde jail, near Hanover, by Wednesday after serving a seven-year term for raping and beating a US pensioner in Portugal in 2005

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner wants police protection for release

Germany's prison service is preparing to release of the chief suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, Christian Brueckner, as his seven-year rape sentence comes to an end

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