School caretaker saw Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'grooming' children with sweets and toys

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

Christian Brueckner has told of a horror ordeal she experienced at his hands which had chilling echoes of the Madeleine McCann case.The former girlfriend of the German suspect claims he broke into her flat through a window and lay in wait under her bed.The terrifying incident took place just hours after he flew into a jealous rage and brutally attacked her when when she innocently hugged another man.She claims he left her bleeding and bruised after repeatedly smashing her head against the walls

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner about her whereabouts. Phil Kerton has never given up hope of finding what happened to his daughter Louise- who has not been seen since July 2001 in Germany.