#madeleine-mccann

#madeleine-mccann

The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Brückner, 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.

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The search for Madeleine McCann is reignited as police begin a new investigation in Portugal, 18 years after her disappearance, focusing on areas near Praia da Luz.