Death – Obituary – Accident and Crime News : A man who is currently under investigation for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British toddler who went missing in 2007, will be standing trial in Germany next February on five separate sexual assault charges, according to a court announcement on Thursday.
The trial, scheduled to start on February 16, will take place in the city of Braunschweig. Due to German privacy regulations, the court spokesperson did not disclose the suspect’s name. However, the individual is facing charges related to three counts of aggravated rape and two counts of sexual abuse of children that allegedly occurred in Portugal between December 2000 and June 2017.
The key suspect in the case is Christian Brueckner, a convicted child abuser and drug trader. Brueckner is currently serving a prison sentence in Germany for the rape of a woman in the same area of the Algarve region in Portugal where Madeleine went missing. In April 2022, he was officially identified as a suspect in the McCann case.
Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has been a high-profile case for years, with German police stating in June 2020 that they believed she was deceased. Brueckner is also the subject of an ongoing murder investigation in connection with the case.
The trial in February will provide an opportunity for the German court to examine the evidence against the suspect and determine his guilt or innocence in relation to the sexual assault charges. The proceedings will likely draw significant attention from the media and the public due to the connection to the high-profile Madeleine McCann case.
As the trial approaches, authorities and investigators will continue their efforts to uncover the truth surrounding Madeleine’s disappearance and bring justice to those involved. The outcome of the trial will be closely watched by people around the world who have followed the case for over a decade, hoping for answers and closure for Madeleine and her family.