Overview

• Brueckner left Sehnde prison after completing a sentence for the 2005 rape of a 72-year-old woman in Praia da Luz, unrelated to the McCann case.
• The Metropolitan Police said he refused an interview requested via an international letter of request and confirmed he remains a suspect in Operation Grange.
• German authorities continue to treat the case as a murder inquiry focused on Brueckner, who has not been charged and denies involvement.
• Der Spiegel reported post-release controls including an electronic tag, cancellation of his passport, a declared residence and restrictions on leaving without permission.
• British, German and Portuguese investigators say they will keep pursuing viable lines of enquiry after recent Algarve searches found no conclusive evidence.