He was released by a German prison, where he was sentenced to another crime, the main suspect in her disappearance case Madeleinefrom the 3 -year -old girl who disappeared in 2007, from a rented apartment at the Praia da Luz resort in Portugal, while vacationing with her parents.
In accordance with BBClocal police confirmed that 48 -year -old Christian Bricknerthe main suspect for Madeleine’s disappearance, was released today (17.09.2025).
The 48 -year -old had been convicted of raping an elderly woman in Portugal in 2005 and will be placed ‘Bracelet’ after his release From the prisons of Sehde, near Hannover, Germany.
The 48 -year -old German has not been charged with the disappearance of little Madeleine, while he denies any involvement.
The disappearance of the little Madeleine
Little Madeleine from Britain disappeared while at the Portuguese resort of Praia Da Luz in 2007. She and her brothers had fallen asleep in a tourist accommodation, while their parents, Kate and Jerry, were in a nearby restaurant.
Citing evidence, the German prosecutors insist that Brickner was in the area when little Madeleine disappeared. However, they have not found strong enough evidence to recite categories.
Brickner, who has lived in Algarve, Portugal for many years, has several previous convictions, including sexual abuse in 1994 and 2016.
Portuguese and German police conducted a new investigation between the place of residence of the little Madeleine family and Brickner -related addresses in June, but no new evidence emerged.
In 2023, investigations were carried out in a nearby tank, with no results.
Fears that little Madeleine was abducted by a circuit of pedophile
The fear that little Madeleine, whose traces were lost in 2007, was abducted by an infamous network of pedophiles linked to a pediatrician, expressed a former official yesterday, who is giving a new possible turn to the case that shook the world and is still not resolved.
In particular, Mark Vervilgen, who has been a Belgian Justice Minister and has led the research on the killer and pedophile Mark Ditrouhe estimates that a well -known gang of traffickers could be linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCan.
As he said, there was specific information that a group of traffickers had “ordered” a girl, three days before 3 -year -old Madeleine disappeared From the Praia Da Luz tourist resort in Algarve in May 2007.