The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is considering fleeing Europe and changing his appearance on his release from jail, the Mirror can reveal. In a fresh blow to the missing Brit's parents Kate and Gerry, convicted rapist Christian Brueckner is set to be released from jail in September and could be out on day release within weeks. And he is in talks with his defence team to move to a foreign country which doesn't have an extradition treaty with Germany or Britain, where the Met are still probing Madeleine's disappearance.
In an exclusive interview at his office, Philipp Marquort, who is one of Brueckner's lawyers, said: "Sometimes he wants to stay here in Germany, sometimes he wants to leave Europe. If I were him I would leave Europe and look for a state which doesn't extradite to Europe or Great Britain, maybe like Suriname.".
Mr Marquort said Brueckner, who he says speaks good English and Portuguese, as well as his native German, has also discussed the possibility of changing his image due to concerns over his public notoriety. He said: "We talked about the possibility of changing his appearance.
"I would get a face operation if I were him. I mentioned to him it would be nice for him to change his face or how he looks so that nobody can recognise him anymore. Right now he doesn't have any money to do that. Right now he's just the guy who tries to get a fake moustache or sunglasses or a hat.
