Germany/Portugal - Christian Brueckner, 27 @ time of 1st crime (2004), charged with sexual assault crimes, Praia de Rocha, Portugal. #5

[misty48]

Firstly it was not his cell mate. Secondly he did not actually say he took MM. Thirdly the detective said there was no unsolved cases in Hanover at that time,

The murder of Monika P in Hanover 2010 hasn't been solved yet.

 

[UK Girl]

The murder of Monika P in Hanover 2010 hasn't been solved yet.

they said rapes in Hanover though not murders.

 

[Mex]

Just to keep the record straight about the extraordinary activities in the Braunschweig rape and sexual abuse trial and the role played by the accused's defence team in the debacle.
The court officials allowed this witness to take the stand; what on earth were they thinking about.

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Sky News​

The videos and photos were shown at the request of Christian B's lawyer, Dr Friedrich Fulscher, who argued it was important to understand that the witnesses may have been egged on by such media reports to misinterpret the defendant's behaviour as a sex offence.

The video was played straight after the court read out the testimony of the Portuguese girl who claimed that Christian B had been in a playground, pulled down his trousers and masturbated while calling out to her.

However, the prosecution objected to the video being shown in court and said that they could not see the relevance of it.
Madeleine McCann suspect 'bragged about a Portugal abduction', court hears (msn.com)

The prosecution were spot on in questioning the relevance. Particularly when it added nothing to the process and actually allowed due process to be derailed for two days.

 

[RichardKimble]

Its either The reporting of the Dr's assessment is a condradiction, he's alleged to have said CB is in the absolute top league of dangerousness and then says he's only likely to reoffend in the 30%-50% range which is 70%-50% he wont.

 

[RichardKimble]

The murder of Monika P in Hanover 2010 hasn't been solved yet.

Given it's about CB are you saying there's a link?

 

[Hygge]

Given it's about CB are you saying there's a link?

There were some rumours a while ago
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Bruecker had previously made a chilling confession to a friend that led him to go to the police.

A source called Aberie, who used to be friends with Brueckner, said he confessed he had "accidently killed" his ex girlfriend Monika Pawlak.

According to The Sun, Aberie said the peadophile admitted he killed Pawlak when he was drunk.

Aberie went to the police in 2010, about the same time Pawlak was mutilated and stuffed in two bin bags.

Police investigated Brueckner at the time over her death in 2010, but he was never charged.”

'Accidentally': Maddie McCann suspect's chilling confession

He's the major suspect in the McCann case. A former friend drops a new bombshell.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Hygge]

Double

 

[Mex]

Its either The reporting of the Dr's assessment is a condradiction, he's alleged to have said CB is in the absolute top league of dangerousness and then says he's only likely to reoffend in the 30%-50% range which is 70%-50% he wont.

In the absence of court transcripts reliance on journalistic licence can be counter productive short of a record of which witnesses have taken to the stand.

A characteristic of information emanating from the journalists is that accuracy takes a period to settle in and even then the minutiae of proceedings is seldom as fully sequential and transparent as one would like it to be.
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[RichardKimble]

There were some rumours a while ago
“
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Bruecker had previously made a chilling confession to a friend that led him to go to the police.

A source called Aberie, who used to be friends with Brueckner, said he confessed he had "accidently killed" his ex girlfriend Monika Pawlak.

According to The Sun, Aberie said the peadophile admitted he killed Pawlak when he was drunk.

Aberie went to the police in 2010, about the same time Pawlak was mutilated and stuffed in two bin bags.

Police investigated Brueckner at the time over her death in 2010, but he was never charged.”

'Accidentally': Maddie McCann suspect's chilling confession

He's the major suspect in the McCann case. A former friend drops a new bombshell.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Wells there's one the BKA are certain of with no charge in sight ,it would best clear that one up first.
From the nzherald. Dated 2021.

German police say they have enough evidence to charge Brueckner and hope the probe into his alleged involvement will conclude next year.

 

[UK Girl]

Wells there's one the BKA are certain of with no charge in sight ,it would best clear that one up first.
From the nzherald. Dated 2021.

thats one thing I dont understand. Considering it took a couple of years to take the current trial to court they could at least have charged him for the MM case

 

[Davieson]

thats one thing I dont understand. Considering it took a couple of years to take the current trial to court they could at least have charged him for the MM case

Probably wouldn't get passed the first hurdle.
No, while they can continue to claim that CB did for MM without actually having to try and prove it, they are content to do so, particularly if they can get him locked away for something else in perpetuity .

 

[Mex]

Wells there's one the BKA are certain of with no charge in sight ,it would best clear that one up first.

One presumes BKA investigated the information received but found no evidence to back it up.
Just as CB also featured in another high profile investigation in 2016, which proceeded no further.

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According to German newspaper Magdeburg Volksstimme, police searched the Neuwegersleben property in 2016, but the line of inquiry was not pursued further.

The newspaper said the suspect had a parking accident at a motorway service station in Helmstedt, 55 miles from where Inga lived, on the day before she disappeared.

Inga Gehricke: the missing German girl linked to new Madeleine McCann suspect

New suspect Christian Brueckner, a 43-year-old German man, is a convicted sex offender currently in prison in Germany

inews.co.uk

One wonders how often he was investigated in like fashion over the years. But the norm is that -- "No Evidence" = "No Indictment"

The five cases investigated and brought to court obviously met the required criteria in 2022 (only the alleged quality of the witnesses being blamed for the withdrawal of charges in 2024).
Also passing muster was the indictment featuring the rape of DM and the betraying body hair confirming the information received which instigated today's proceedings.

Funny old world though when the BKA is

• derided when there is no supporting evidence justifying further action
• roundly criticised for pursuing leads which provide sufficient evidence to raise charges to bring a suspect to trial.

 

[Mex]

thats one thing I dont understand. Considering it took a couple of years to take the current trial to court they could at least have charged him for the MM case

The MM case was still under very active investigation until 2023 and still is

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Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to carry out searches at a reservoir in Portugal.

Madeleine McCann: Police to search Portuguese reservoir

Police will start combing the area, which is 50km from where the toddler went missing in 2007.

www.bbc.co.uk

There was sufficient evidence available in 2022 to allow charges to be laid against CB for serious sexual crimes which were totally unrelated to the MM case except for the fact police found them as a result of separate investigation of crimes against MM.

 

[frank-cole]

It has been said that his report only comes into play if he is convicted so to be honest she shouldnt really bear his words in mind unless she does convict him.

It’ll be a factor I think. She’ll need to assess whether it’s have safe enough to be on the streets.

The MM case was still under very active investigation until 2023 and still is

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Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to carry out searches at a reservoir in Portugal.

Madeleine McCann: Police to search Portuguese reservoir

Police will start combing the area, which is 50km from where the toddler went missing in 2007.

www.bbc.co.uk

There was sufficient evidence available in 2022 to allow charges to be laid against CB for serious sexual crimes which were totally unrelated to the MM case except for the fact police found them as a result of separate investigation of crimes against MM.

I think their plan is very simple & very obvious. Prosecute these 5 cases, wait until all proceedings & appeals have concluded, then make their move in the MM case.

Passing over their files before other proceedings have ended would be idiotic.

 

[UK Girl]

It’ll be a factor I think. She’ll need to assess whether it’s have safe enough to be on the streets.

I think their plan is very simple & very obvious. Prosecute these 5 cases, wait until all proceedings & appeals have concluded, then make their move in the MM case.

Passing over their files before other proceedings have ended would be idiotic.

she cant find him guilty without the evidence just because of what he said . Not just that HCW has never ever said they will wait for all appeals to go through before making a move in the MM case. He has however said there may or may not be the evidence to indict in that case.

 

[Davieson]

To suggest that the prosecution will launch appeals, even before verdicts are announced, suggest that it recognised that the evidence is weak.

You can't appeal a court decision just because you happen to disagree with the judge, there have to proper legal reasons for doing so

Best to await the verdicts before talking about appeals, I think.

 

[Anxala]

Probably wouldn't get passed the first hurdle.
No, while they can continue to claim that CB did for MM without actually having to try and prove it, they are content to do so, particularly if they can get him locked away for something else in perpetuity .

And as some of us have been saying from the outset, that would be the worst possible and most shameful outcome.

 

[Mex]

And as some of us have been saying from the outset, that would be the worst possible and most shameful outcome.

I must admit myself to be at a loss as to why it would be a shameful outcome for a sexual abuser and aggravated rapist to be locked up having been found guilty of his crimes after due process.

 

[Mex]

she cant find him guilty without the evidence just because of what he said . Not just that HCW has never ever said they will wait for all appeals to go through before making a move in the MM case. He has however said there may or may not be the evidence to indict in that case.

I agree. Particularly as there could be appeals and counter appeals. But there are other issues which haven't drawn a great deal of interest of late, but they are still there.

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CB, a convicted paedophile, is currently languishing in a German prison for the rape of a 72-year-old American tourist in Portugal just 18 months before MM was abducted. He was known to break into Algarve hotel rooms and apartments to supplement his income from drug dealing, and left the south of Portugal suddenly in 2007 - the year MM vanished - after more than a decade living there.
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Police in Portugal are thought to have acted in the last few days after it emerged that he could avoid charges due to Portugal's statute of limitations which kicks in for serious crimes after 15 years.

The move by Portuguese authorities last night could now allow CB to be transferred to the Algarve for formal questioning. But Bild reported that CB's lawyer, FF, believes the Portuguese decision appeared to be a 'procedural trick'.
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'But it is obviously linked to the fact that the Portuguese authorities want to keep their options open with the 15-year deadline looming.'

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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.

A written statement issued by the Portimao section of the Faro Department of Criminal Investigation and Prosecution (DIAP) late last night, titled: 'MM case. Constitution of an Arguido', and said: 'As part of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of MM in 2007, a person was made an arguido on Wednesday.

'The man was made an arguido by the German authorities in execution of a request for international judicial cooperation issued by the Public Ministry of Portugal.

'The inquiry is led by the Portimao section of the DIAP in Faro with the assistance of the Policia Judiciaria police.

'The investigation has been carried out with the cooperation of the English and German authorities.'

Christian Brueckner's lawyer denies he's charged over Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been made an 'official suspect' in the case, by Portuguese prosecutors, it has been reported, but no charges have been brought.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There are two viable options open regarding the charging and prosecution of the prime suspect in MM's disappearance.

• the Germans may take him to trial
• or the Portuguese might

Just a matter of time until it all kicks off looking as if the belt and braces of the five serious sexual charges have still to do their job. But the fall back position to 'mak sikker' has been in existence since 2022 and wasn't put in place for no reason.
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