Fresh blow for Madeleine McCann's parents as prime suspect set to 'flee Europe' Madeleine McCann's parents have suffered a fresh blow after being told the prime suspect in their missing daughter's case is considering fleeing Europe and changing his appearance on his release from jail.
Christian Brueckner, who is set to be released from jail in September and could be out on day release within weeks, 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.
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.
Brueckner is behind bars at Sehnde Prison, near Hanover, where he is serving seven years for raping a pensioner in Praia da Luz on the Algarve, where Madeleine vanished in May, 2007, aged almost four.
