Madeleine McCann police handed 'bombshell' new files linked to suspect Christian Brueckner
British detectives working on the Madeleine McCann case have been given a dossier of new evidence relating to suspect Christian Brueckner.
In a new report about Madeleine's case, The Sun alleges that these crucial police files have been handed to Met Police officers working on Operation Grange.
The outlet claims that the ‘bombshell evidence’ contains fresh information about Brueckner, a German convicted sex offender.
Brueckner was recently released from prison in Germany after serving a seven-year sentence for an unrelated crime.
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Plans to extradite Bruckner to the UK are still a ‘long way off’, according to the report, but the latest development shows a ‘gear-shift’ by the Met.
A source told the paper: “These developments are huge — it shows the Met’s interest in Brueckner is real.
“They are after him — like the Germans.”
Madeleine was holidaying with her family in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz when she vanished on the evening of 3 May, 2007.
Brueckner was living near the resort at the time of her disappearance, and was officially named as a suspect in 2022. However, he has never been charged with any crime relating to Madeleine’s case.
Back in September, the Met Police revealed that Brueckner had turned down an interview.
DCI Mark Cranwell, who is the senior investigating officer in Madeleine’s case, said: "For a number of years we have worked closely with our policing colleagues in Germany and Portugal to investigate the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and support Madeleine’s family to understand what happened on the evening of 3 May, 2007 in Praia da Luz.
"We are aware of the pending release from prison of a 49-year-old German man who has been the primary suspect in the German federal investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance."
"We can confirm that this individual remains a suspect in the Metropolitan Police’s own investigation," he added.
"We have requested an interview with this German suspect, but, for legal reasons, this can only be done via an International Letter of Request, which has been submitted.
"It was subsequently refused by the suspect. In the absence of an interview, we will nevertheless continue to pursue any viable lines of inquiry.
"We can provide no further information while the investigation is ongoing. Any questions about the conditions around his release should be directed to the German authorities."
In a statement yesterday, the Met told the Sun: “Our investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance has been active since 2011.
“We remain in close discussion with policing colleagues in Germany and Portugal. We will continue to pursue any viable lines of enquiry.”
LADbible has reached out to the Metropolitan Police for comment.
Topics: UK News, Madeleine McCann, Crime
Claire Reid