Madeleine McCann suspect plea as heartbroken dad urges cops to quiz him over missing daughter

Portugese authorities knew Christian Brueckner was a paedophile before Madeleine McCann’s disappearance but still failed to quiz him.The German told a court he served 18 months in prison for a sex attack on a youth in his homeland, after being arrested for theft in Portugal in 2006.A senior Policia Judiciaria source said previously that Brueckner was never quizzed because police did not know he was a sex offender.Detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine, three, in Praia da Luz in

the Syndey Morning Herald said, quoting the convicted rapist and pedophile’s lawyers.Brückner’s claim came a day after German authorities said they have “concrete evidence” that Madeleine is dead and he killed her, although they said they won’t reveal details yet because they don’t want to blow the case.A German prosecutor then created a firestorm by saying a letter was sent to Madeleine’s parents telling them their daughter was dead — while the child’s mother and father denied receiving any