German investigated in Madeleine McCann disappearance released after serving time in unrelated case
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Germany Britain Missing Girl A police officer speaks to media in front of the entrance to the prison where Christian B., a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, is serving a prison sentence in an unrelated case and is expected to be released Wednesday, in Sehnde, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Markus Schreiber/AP)
Germany Missing Girl The entrance to the prison where Christian B., a suspect in the case of British girl Maddie McCann, who has been missing since 2007, is serving a prison sentence for rape and from which he is due to be released in the next few days, is pictured in Sehnde, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Markus Schreiber/AP)
SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German man who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said.
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.
He left the prison at Sehnde, near Hannover in northern Germany, on Wednesday morning.
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