Overview

• Christian Brueckner registered as homeless and was placed in emergency accommodation in Neumünster, city officials confirmed after his September 17 release from Sehnde prison.
• German authorities have imposed post-release controls including an electronic ankle tag for five years, monthly probation reporting and restrictions on changing address, with media reporting passport limits.
• Residents voiced alarm over his presence while German federal officers were reported to be monitoring him, and local officials declined to disclose his precise location for safety reasons.
• Metropolitan Police detectives quietly travelled to Faro to question Elke and Bernhard Piro, former associates who housed Brueckner months before Madeleine disappeared, in a sign of renewed UK inquiries.
• Lead German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters says Brueckner is the only suspect but evidence is insufficient to charge; Brueckner denies involvement and his lawyer says he has seen no proof linking him to the case.