Met Police seeking to bring Madeleine McCann suspect to Britain to stand trial

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The Metropolitan Police are reportedly seeking to bring Christian Brueckner to Britain to stand trial over the abduction and murder of Madeleine McCann.The force believes it can present a strong enough case for the 48-year-old German national to face a jury over the alleged crimes more than 19 years after the British child vanished in Portugal, The Telegraph has revealed.

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Germany does not extradite its citizens to non-EU countries, but if Berlin refuses to hand Brueckner over, the Met is said to be committed to pursuing charges in either Germany or Portugal, where Madeleine was last seen.Brueckner was named the prime suspect in Madeleine's disappearance in 2020 while serving a seven-year prison sentence in Hanover for the rape of a 72-year-old woman, but no charges were brought in the McCann case before his release in September 2025.

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