4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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16 h. ago Detective who caught 'Jimmy Savile of trolling' Alex Belfield fears he has restarted his online campaign of vitriol after being released from prison

Although he was only freed from prison in June, Detective Constable Janet Percival argues that Belfield has once again returned to his online trolling pastime.

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16 h. ago Two men convicted of plot to kidnap singer Joss Stone released early from prison

The soul singer, 38, has recently revealed she is preparing to return to the UK more than decade after fleeing to America in light of the terrifying plot to 'decapitate' her with a samurai sword.

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30 h. 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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32 h. 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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51 h. 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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56 h. ago Joss Stone 'forgives' men who tried to decapitate her with a samurai sword

Two men who plotted to decapitate singer Joss Stone have been released early from prison, with the star saying she hopes they are 'okay and healed'

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60 h. ago Conman escaped as he fooled prison guards with fake docs saying he could be released

Junead Ahmed, 36, was convicted of fraud in 2023 after he admitted to posing as a doctor in order to rent a property he could not afford and buy a home worth more than £2million

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3 d. ago Striker could still play for League One club this season despite being in prison

Lucas Akins is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless or inconsiderate driving, but he could soon return to the Mansfield side

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3 d. ago Peter Mandelson revelations on Epstein friendship are 'very uncomfortable', says Anas Sarwar

Mandelson is reported to have told Epstein to "fight for early release" shortly before he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

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3 d. ago Lord Mandelson on the brink as new Epstein emails pile pressure on PM to sack him

Mandelson told Epstein to ‘fight for early release’ shortly before he was sentenced to 18 months in prison

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3 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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4 d. ago Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner has ‘no remorse’ as rapist set for prison release

Christian Brueckner has 'no remorse' over his crimes, a reporter has said, as the convicted rapist is set to be released from jail following a seven-year rape sentence

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5 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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6 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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8 d. 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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