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Christian Brueckner an official suspect over Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in their first formal statement on the decision.It is believed that the move, making Brueckner, 44, an “arguido”, is linked to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the young girl’s abduction.An "arguido" - normally translated as "named suspect" or "formal suspect" - is someone who is treated by Portuguese police as more than a witness, but has not been arrested or charged.Under Portuguese law, a person declared an arguido - "arguida" in the case of a woman - has legal protection that is not extended to a witness, including the right to remain silent during questioning and the right to legal representation.This has important legal ramifications, because whilst in Germany there is no time limit for a murder charge, in Portgual there is a strict 15-year limit.Yesterday evening (April 21) Portuguese sources said Brueckner had been informed of his new ‘arguido’ status in Oldenburg Prison in northern Germany where he is serving seven years for raping an American pensioner in 2005 in Praia da Luz.It gives Portuguese authorities the ability to charge him further down the line by effectively ‘stopping the clock’ on the time limitation for bringing a prosecution if German prosecutors decide they haven’t got enough evidence to charge the paedophile they regard as their prime suspect.Brueckner’s lawyer, Friedrich Fuelscher said: "The step taken by the Portuguese authorities should not be overrated.“Without knowing the Portuguese legal situation in detail, I assume that this measure is a procedural artifice to stop the statute of limitations threatening in a few days."The country’s PJ police force has yet to officially comment.Portuguese sources have said the

A German national linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been made a “formal suspect” by Portuguese authorities. A 44-year-old man was identified as a murder suspect by German prosecutors in June 2020, but has not been charged.

Adverts posted on social media over Mother's Day for a burger company showing a child depicted as Madeleine McCann being carried away by a running man have been rapped by a watchdog for likely 'causing unjustified distress and serious and widespread offence'.

Ads for a burger van that ran over Mother's Day making light of missing Madeleine McCann have been banned for causing offence.

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Madeleine McCann.Brueckner has also complained about his nice pens being confiscated by guards and says he is distressed because he doesn't have creamer for his coffee.He is being held in Oldenburg prison near Bremen after being found guilty of the sex offence in in Praia da Luz on the Algarve.German prosecutors say they believe he's responsible for Madeleine’s 2007 disappearance but have been unable to gather enough evidence to charge him.Brueckner’s seven-year sentence for the Algarve rape will come to an end in 2024.But he’s sent a lengthy letter to the German Ministry of Justice detailing the various problems he’s having behind bars.Alongside concerns that he might be targeted by the other prisoners, the convicted sex offender is unhappy about having to buy his own pens from the prison shop and distressed by a lack of coffee creamer.He says he had some nice pens of his own but they had been confiscated by prison guards because they were a potential "safety hazard”.But his biggest problem, he revealed in a letter obtained by German magazine Bild, was that since a documentary about Madeleine’s disappearance had been shown on TV other prisoners in Oldenburg had been threatening him.In the rambling 14-page letter, Brueckner said he had become the target of “insults and death threats” since the documentary aired.“I am [being forced] to isolate myself because there is a high probability of a physical attack by fellow prisoners,” he said. “It's torture.”He says he can’t work in the prison workshop any more because he fears for his life.“Should any of the inmates want to seriously injure me or kill me,” he wrote, “the locksmith shop is the ideal place.

A police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is expected to end later this year, according to reports.

Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford, the founders of Gangs of London producer Pulse Films, have chosen to step down after 16 years and Vice has taken full control of the London-headquartered outfit.

Wilson Chapman editorNetflix has ordered a docuseries about the recently arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who are accused of running a large cryptocurrency laundering scheme, the streamer announced this Friday.As reported by the New York Times, Lichtenstein and Morgan were arrested on Feb. 8 for charges relating to a 2016 hack of the Bitcoin virtual currency exchange.

EXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London producer Pulse Films has optioned the rights to UK writer Moses McKenzie’s debut novel An Olive Grove in Ends.

kidnapping a four-year-old from a campsite and imprisoning her for 18 days.Cleo Smith, who has been dubbed "Australia's Madeleine McCann" after being abducted from an Australian outback campsite, was found by police in a house almost three weeks after she went missing.Terence Darrell Kelly, 36, has pleaded guilty to a single charge of taking Cleo from her family's tent at Blowholes campsite in Western Australia last October.Police reportedly wept when they found her as she told them "my name is Cleo", when they asked her identity after a gruelling search that captivated the world. Kelly faces a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison after admitting to the abduction in a court appearance in Carnarvon in a video link from a Perth prison.He has not entered a plea to other criminal charges he faces, which includes assaulting an officer just a day after his arrest.The man will next appear in court on March 20 when he is likely to be sentenced.Young Cleo was found alive and well in early November, 18 days after she went missing from the campsite.

Madeleine McCann cops have found 'shocking' evidence that 'heavily incriminates' Christian Brueckner.

Madeleine McCann case are banking on a "make or break" trip to Portugal to secure charges against prime suspect Christian Brueckner, it has emerged. A new exclusive report by The Mirror says German detectives will be carrying out another round of interviews with the convicted paedophile and rapist in 2022.

A framed photograph of Madeleine McCann was found hanging on the wall of a man’s house during a police raid.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has admitted that Madeleine McCann’s tragic case has affected her all these years.The TV presenter interviewed Madeleine’s “distraught” parents “quite soon” after their child went missing in May 2007.Madeleine disappeared from the villa her family were staying in during a holiday in Portugal and her whereabouts are still unknown.Lorraine opened up on her feelings around the case during an interview on the Sweat, Snot and Tears podcast.The ITV star said: "One of the stories that has really stayed with me is the story of Madeleine McCann."She was tiny and I interviewed [Kate and Gerry] quite soon after Madeleine went missing and I've interviewed them over the years."It's that thing of not knowing - if only they

Lorraine Kelly has admitted she is still haunted by the tragic story of Madeleine McCann.

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Madeleine McCann looks like now, according to an image created by a “super recogniser”.Simone Malik uses genetics and a natural facial recognition “gift” to produce the pictures.Simone, 41, said: “I know as a super recogniser that is her face, that’s her nose.“I think she’d be quite easy to find if she is alive, which we hope that she is. “I think people just need some guidance that this may possibly be her face that we’re looking for.” Simone has shared the image of Madeleine – who vanished on holiday in Portugal in 2007 aged three – in the hope that someone will recognise her.

Madeline McCann's prime suspect Christian Brueckner has allegedly admitted being near the family’s holiday apartment when she vanished.His ex-girlfriend Nakscije Miftari alleges the sex offender made the admission after Maddie’s disappearance came up during a party with pals at their flat in 2014.The 25-year-old said: “After they went, I asked about Maddie as I did not know anything about her.“I asked him about it and he said, ‘I know about Maddie, I was near the hotel at the time. I was living in the area at the time.

Terence Darrell Kelly, the man arrested in connection with the abduction of “Australia's Madeleine McCann” Cleo Smith made a cryptic Facebook post online just a day before the four-year-old was kidnapped from a Western Australia campsite.Kelly has been charged with a number of offences related to Cleo’s abduction, including one count of forcibly taking a child under 16.The 36-year-old has been remanded in custody and is expected to return to court next month.In the early hours of the day before little Cleo was abducted, Kelly uploaded his peculiar post about the importance of online privacy and security.“I can't accept friend requests from strangers, “ he wrote.

Madeleine McCann's parents are said to have 'new hope' that their daughter will be found after police tracked down a missing four-year-old girl in Australia.A police raid of a house in Carnarvon found Cleo Smith alive and well on Monday after she vanished from a family campsite some 18 days before.She had been dubbed the 'Australian Madeleine McCann' as her disappearance bore a striking resemblance to that of the then three-year-old English girl, who went missing in 2007 on holiday in Portugal. Kate and Gerry McCann are reportedly "thankful" that Cleo was found and have been reminded that there is always hope, reports The Mirror.