New arrest warrant issued for Madeleine McCann suspect 'Christian B'
An urgent new arrest warrant has been issued for the prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann over a series of rapes and horrific child sex abuse.
A German court issued the warrant for a 45-year-old male tied to a string of sex crimes in Portugal on Monday,Although the man is not formally identified, he is believed to be Christian Brückner, a convicted drug dealer and sex offender who wasBrückner, referred to as “Christian B” in all official communication to accommodate Germany’s strict privacy laws, is serving a seven-year sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in September 2005 at the same Praia da Luz vacation resort where...
“The accused is the same person against whom charges were brought in connection with the disappearance of the then 3-year-old British girl Madeleine Beth McCann,” the prosecutor’s office confirmed at the time.Kate and Gerry McCann hold a poster of their missing daughter Madeleine at a news conference in 2012.
Brückner came to the attention of authorities over 10 years later, when he bragged to a friend that he “knew all about” what happened to the missing girl. In 2021, lead prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters announced his team was “confident we have the man who took and killed [Madeleine].” Brückner has reportedly denied any involvement in the McCann kidnapping to authorities. A known drifter, the court’s latest warrant claims that he will be a flight risk if released as planned in 2025.Candles were placed at a vigil outside a church in Praia da Luz shortly after Madeleine went missing.
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