"The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Bruckner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that stemmed from his 2019 conviction for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal. A car accompanied by several police vans drove out of the prison at Sehnde, near Hannover, in northern Germany, on Wednesday morning. Police confirmed that the man had left. In June 2020,"
"Police have since carried out more searches in Portugal. But the suspect, who has denied any involvement in her disappearance, has not been charged in the case. The investigation is not affected by his release. He also remains a suspect in an investigation into McCann's disappearance being conducted by Britain's Metropolitan Police, who say he refused their request for an interview. His lawyer, Friedrich Fulscher, has said charges would have been filed"
A German national identified by media as Christian Bruckner was released from a Sehnde prison after completing a seven-year sentence tied to a 2019 rape conviction in Portugal. German prosecutors have investigated him on suspicion of murder in Madeleine McCann's May 3, 2007 disappearance and said they assumed the girl was dead; additional searches in Portugal have been conducted. The suspect denies involvement and has not been charged, and his release does not affect the ongoing investigation. He remains a suspect in a Metropolitan Police inquiry, which reports he declined an interview request.
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