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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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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10 h. ago Madeleine McCann: What next for infamous cold case as prime suspect walks free and refuses to answer Met Police questions

Madeleine’s case remains one of the most high-profile unsolved disappearances of recent decades – but 18 years on, investigators appear no closer to bringing a culprit to justice

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14 h. ago Four unanswered questions in Madeleine McCann disappearance as prime suspect walks free

As Christian Brueckner, the main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, is released from prison, we examine the four questions that remain unanswered in the investigation into how and why the little girl vanished

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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 could walk free from prison 'today'

Christian Brueckner's seven-year prison sentence is coming to an end

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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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23 h. ago Senior Madeleine McCann detective reveals new evidence and theories on prime suspect Christian Brueckner

Brueckner will be freed on Wednesday after serving a seven-year sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Praia da Luz two years before Madeleine vanished.

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30 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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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 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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2 d. 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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2 d. 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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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 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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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 Christian Brueckner 'could be released in a fornight'

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'

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann’s prime suspect to learn jail freedon fate after secret meeting

Christian Brüeckner fate will heard in a behind-closed-doors hearing that will determine if the suspect Brüeckner should be freed from jail on an electronic tag

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