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Met Confirms McCann Suspect Refused Interview as German Release Nears

Prosecutors say evidence remains insufficient to bring charges or secure extradition.

A police tape is seen as Police resumes the search for the body of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in the Portuguese Algarve in May 2007, in Atalaia, Portugal, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
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Christian Brueckner, who has a history of violent sex crimes, is due to be released from a German prison by 17 September (Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • DCI Mark Cranwell said Christian Brueckner remains a suspect in the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
  • The Met submitted an International Letter of Request to question Brueckner, which he declined.
  • Brueckner is due to leave a German prison on Wednesday after serving a sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in 2005.
  • German chief prosecutor Christian Wolters has described Brueckner as fundamentally dangerous as cross‑border inquiries continue.
  • UK and German authorities acknowledge that current material does not meet the threshold to charge him in the McCann case or to extradite him to the UK, and the Met says it will pursue other viable lines of enquiry.