3 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'may vanish abroad' and 'has plan'

Christian Brueckner is set to walk free from prison on Wednesday after completing a seven-year sentence for rape, with police no closer to charging him in connection to Madeleine McCann's disappearance

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5 h. ago Madeleine McCann LATEST: Christian Brueckner set to walk free after Portugal search

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect is the Madeleine McCann case, is set to be released from prison this week - here's the latest on the investigation into her disappearance to date

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38 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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40 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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46 h. ago Maddie McCann prime suspect Christian B REFUSES to speak to UK police

German sex offender Christian Brueckner has been a prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann after she vanished from Praia da Luz, in Portugal, in 2007

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46 h. ago Prime Madeleine McCann suspect REFUSES to be interviewed by the Met Police ahead of his release from prison

Christian Brueckner , 49, is due to be freed from a German prison as early as Monday after serving a seven-year sentence for the rape and assault of an American pensioner in Portugal in 2005.

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46 h. 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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46 h. ago Main suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses interview with Met Police

Christian Brueckner is the prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, German prosecutors previously said

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46 h. ago Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses Met interview

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

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will 'keep secrets' if let out of jail

The rapist could be set to be freed from prison after serving seven years.

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3 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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3 d. ago How can they let the monster who is prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's kidnapping walk free next week?

It is in Sehnde Prison, Hanover, that Christian Brueckner - the man suspected of Madeleine McCann's kidnapping - has been held for six years.

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5 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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7 d. ago Christian Brueckner lawyer says Madeleine McCann suspect 'will never be charged'

Speaking ahead of the imminent release of his client, German lawyer Friedrich Fuelscher claimed he does not believe Brueckner will be charged and should be allowed to live a 'normal life' upon release

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8 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect's brutal response to police searching her home

The German, who was in a relationship with a British man, had her home in Praia de Luz searched twice by police investigating whether Maddie had been hit by a car

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1 week ago 'More information' needed on Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

Prosecutors are still trying to find who made a 30-minute phone call to Brueckner, causing his mobile to be 'pinged' by a cell phone tower in Praia da Luz, close to where Madeleine disappeared

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2 w. ago Prime Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from prison within weeks

Local authorities say convicted rapist Christian Brückner, 48, remains a serious danger to society

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect will be free in WEEKS: Christian Brueckner to be released as time runs out on charging him over disappearance which shocked the world

Christian Brückner, who is serving a sentence in northern Germany for a rape conviction will be released by September 17.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from prison within weeks

Madeleine McCann went missing while on holiday with her family in May 2007

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect released in 'less than three weeks' despite being 'still dangerous'

Brueckner, a German national, is now set to be released on September 17, the lead prosecutor investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance

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