Madeleine McCann suspects Christian Brueckner is complaining about the impact the trial has had on him and the 'terrible' prison conditions
CHRISTIAN Brueckner – the man accused of kidnapping Madeleine McCann – has begun to complain about the impact his new trial is having on him.
The convicted sex offender has also complained about the “terrible” conditions he faces behind bars.
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A source told The Sun: “Brueckner has complained a lot about the impact this trial has had on him.
“He thinks he's being paraded as part of a game Police are playing and the whole thing is just to make him burst out laughing.
“He knows the police want him to confess to things for which he is not responsible.”
The source goes on to describe how Brueckner feels like he is in constant danger from other inmates as he spends his days in a prison cell.
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“No one has any sympathy for him except his legal team. “They have raised concerns on his behalf about the terrible conditions he says he is being held in while behind bars,” they said.
“He constantly complains about his cell and the risk he poses to other prisoners.”
Brueckner's attorney has previously whined about the dwindling of their clients health.
Dr. Friedrich Fülscher said: “He has been in solitary confinement for two years, so of course he is not healthy.”
Dr. Fülscher admitted that Brueckner was “in poor physical health” and even blamed the media for his client's stress.
Speaking to German television, the lawyer said: “Brueckner found the media presence extremely stressful because the media are here for the Madeleine case, and not for this one.
“He is in poor physical health.”
Brueckner has moved from Oldenburg jail in the north Germany to Schnedebruch near Hannover, according to MailOnline.
In addition, the sex offender even referred to his guards as 'punishing'.
He told his friends before he “struggles with the pressure” to have been accused of “one of the most famous crimes in the world”.
Brueckner's complaints come a day after photos showed him appearing court faces a series of violent sex crimes in and around the resort where the young girl disappeared in 2007.
Handcuffed Brueckner47, shamelessly walked into the hearing with a blank expression on his face the trial was adjourned after a judge “kill the b*****d” rant was read out in court.
The process takes just nine minutes.
Brueckner's latest trial does not relate to the McCann case, but police hope a series of witnesses giving evidence could lead them to uncover a chilling overlap.
Although it is believed that the current allegations all stem from the investigation into the missing one girl.
Prosecutors allege Brueckner raped three women and sexually abused children Portugal twice.
His alleged victims include Irish mother Hazel Behan, who says he raped her when she was 20 and working as a holiday worker in Portugal in 2004.
He is also accused of raping and abusing a teenage girl and a 70- to 80-year-old woman at his home in Praia da Luz between December 2000 and June 2006.
Other sickening allegations the court heard included that he masturbated in front of a girl at a playground in Mesen in June 2017.
He is also facing claims that he did the same in front of another girl, on the beach of Salema, Portugal, in April 2007.
Brueckner, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for rape, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
If found not guilty, he would be free in two years when his current prison sentence expires.
He denies all charges against him.
LINK TO MADELINE
Brueckner was identified four years ago as the main suspect in the kidnapping of Madeleine from her family's holiday flat in Portugal in 2007.
The three-year-old disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz on the Algarve while on holiday with parents Kate and Gerry, 55, from Rothley, Leics.
German investigators believe Brueckner kidnapped and murdered her, although no charges have been filed against him.
Previously, they felt like they were hitting a wall with the investigation because no new clues had emerged for months.
The source told us: “Detectives hope the trial will provide new information and areas on which they can focus.
“They receive virtually no support from the police in Portugal who excluded Christian B a while ago. As far as they are concerned, linking him to Maddie is nonsense.”
They hope the fallout from the new case can finally reveal crucial details about the toddler's disappearance in Portugal.
Key dates in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
MADELEINE McCann disappeared on May 3, 2007 – and police believe Brueckner could be behind her disappearance.
Nearly 17 years later, no one has been linked. These are the most important dates:
May 3, 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10 p.m
May 14, 2007 – Real estate developer Robert Murat is called an “arguido” or formal suspect
August 31th, 2007 – The McCanns launch a defamation action against Tal e Qual, a newspaper that claims the couple murdered Madeleine
September 7, 2007 – Kate and Gerry McCann are made “arguidos”.
September 9, 2007– Madeleine's parents return to England with their two-year-old twins
October 2, 2007– Lead detective Goncalo Amaral is removed from the case after criticizing the British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – The Portuguese police lift the “arguido” status of both Robert Murat and the McCanns
May 12, 2011 – On Madeleine's eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches an investigation into the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officers say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
July 4, 2013 – Two years after the case was reviewed, Scotland Yard launched its own investigation into Madeleine's disappearance
October 24, 2013– The Portuguese police reopen their case after new lines of investigation were found
November 27, 2013 – With Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called on the British and Portuguese police to work together
October 28, 2015 – Scotland Yard is reducing the number of officers working on Madeleine's disappearance
March 11, 2017 – The Home Office awards Operation Grange an additional £85,000 will continue from April to September
September 28, 2017 – British police will receive £154,000 to continue investigation runs until March 2018
November 2017 – The police moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – A new round of financing, probably in the region of £150,000 will be awarded
September 2018 – A The Ministry of the Interior is requesting six months of additional funding
November 2018 – More financing, probably in hand the region of £150,000 is awarded
November 2018 – British police re-examine a theory. Madeleine left the apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of financing, believed to be £300,000 in public money has been awarded
June 2019 – The Portuguese police are here investigating a “new lead and suspect” after discussions with British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as a German pedo Christian Brückner
April 2022 – Brueckner formally made an “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search for the remote reservoir of the Algarve Brueckner called his “little paradise”
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