Christian Brueckner was in the sights of Portuguese detectives within five days of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. A nanny who looked after the toddler at the resort where she went missing said she was shown the German paedophile’s photo and told his name by investigating officers.
It came on May 8, 2007 – five days after Madeleine vanished from her family’s holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.
The fact police were on Brueckner’s case so soon after Madeleine’s disappearance will raise further questions about the initial handling of the probe.
The nanny told the Mirror today: “I was shown identikits the day after they took my statement [about her time with Madeleine]. “I recognised a few people from just being about…
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