Madeleine McCann: Christian Brückner turns down Met Police interview

Madeleine McCann: Christian Brückner turns down Met Police interview

The Metropolitan Police has revealed that Christian Brückner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has refused to be interviewed. An international letter of request was sent to Brückner by the Met ahead of his impending release for an unrelated offense, but he declined to speak with them. Brückner, a German national, has not faced charges in the McCann case and has consistently denied any involvement. Madeleine went missing in 2007 while her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, were dining at a nearby restaurant in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz.

Currently serving a seven-year prison term in Germany for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Praia da Luz in 2005, Brückner could potentially be released soon. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell stated that Brückner remains a suspect in the Metropolitan Police’s ongoing investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance. Despite the rejection of the interview request, the authorities will pursue all viable leads in the case. Further details cannot be provided while the investigation is still active.

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who was three years old at the time, has remained one of the most high-profile unsolved missing person cases for almost two decades. Earlier this year, German prosecutors indicated that evidence suggested Brückner might have been in the vicinity when Madeleine vanished. In June, a joint search by Portuguese and German law enforcement in Lagos yielded no significant developments. Investigators have been combing through land in the area between where the McCanns were staying and locations connected to Brückner.

Not until 2020 was Brückner identified as a suspect in Madeleine’s case. While German authorities suspect him of murder, British police are continuing to treat her disappearance as a missing person’s case due to differences in legal frameworks. Brückner has not been formally charged in relation to Madeleine’s disappearance, and the specifics of the alleged evidence have not been made public

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