The trial of MADELEINE McCann’s main suspect, Christian Brueckner, on a series of rape charges was adjourned today after just nine minutes.
A handcuffed Brueckner, 47, brazenly entered the hearing with a blank expression on his face before the trial was adjourned after the judge’s “kill the dick” was read out in court.
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Christian Brueckner was handcuffed as he entered the court Credit: Dan Charity
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He wore a purple shirt and a blue linen jacket Credit: Dan Charity
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Brueckner remained expressionless as he stood in front of the judges Credit: Dan Charity
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Brueckner next to his lawyer, Dr. Friedrich Fulscher Credit: Dan Charity
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Brueckner pictured arriving at court in a police van Credit: Dan Charity
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He was seen peering through a barred window Credit: Dan Charity
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The police van carrying Brueckner arrives at the regional court in Braunschweig
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Brueckner is suspected of kidnapping Madeleine three, 17 years ago Credit: AFP
He was accused of three rapes and two sexual assaults.
The charges heard during the trial at the Braunschweig Regional Court are unrelated to Maddie, who is suspected of having been abducted by him 17 years ago.
However, after only nine minutes of today’s opening hearing, the trial had to be stopped.
His lawyer, Dr. Friedrich Fülscher, funded by legal aid, immediately tried to discredit one of the jurors who was supposed to help convict Brueckner.
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Dr. Fülscher claimed that she called for the assassination of the president on social media.
He said the woman had written “kill the asshole now” and “kill the devil”, referring to Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro.
dr. Fülscher said the remark meant she was unfit to handle the case and could not be relied upon as far as his client was concerned.
The hearing was adjourned before Judge Christina Engelmann ruled that a lay judge could not preside over the case because of the workload.
Brueckner’s hearing has now been frozen until next Friday so that a replacement judge can be found.
Outside court, Brueckner’s attorney said it was no surprise his client looked bad.
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dr. Fülscher said: “He spent two years in solitary confinement, so of course he is not healthy.”
A whining Dr. Fülscher admitted that Brueckner was in “poor physical health” and even tried to blame the MEDIA for making his client feel stressed.
dr. Fülscher told German TV: “Brueckner found the media presence extremely stressful because the media is here for the Madeleine case, not for this one.
“He is in poor physical health.”
Brueckner stared blankly as he arrived at court today in a police van with barred windows, wearing a dark green hooded jacket.
It was the first time he had been photographed since 2020, when he limped out of hospital in shackles after being assaulted in prison.
While defendants in Germany have the right to hide their faces, Brueckner shamelessly chose not to.
Photographers and TV cameras gathered around the suspect Maddie, protected from journalists and the press by protective Perspex.
He was led to the dock where his handcuffs were removed and where he sat next to his lawyer, Dr. Friedrich Fülscher.
Brueckner was smartly dressed in brushed leather boots, a light blue jacket and a purple shirt without a tie.
As the judges were being sworn in, Brueckner had business advisory papers appear on the table in front of him.
Brueckner appeared at the regional court in Braunschweig before a panel of five judges – because Germany does not use a jury system.
Prosecutors allege that Brueckner raped three women and sexually assaulted children twice in Portugal.
Among his alleged victims is Irish mother Hazel Behan, who says he raped her when she was 20 and working as a holiday sales representative 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.
Further harrowing allegations the court heard were that he masturbated in front of a girl on a playground in Messines in June 2017.
He also faces claims he did the same to another girl, on Salema Beach in Portugal, in April 2007.
Key dates in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
MADELEINE McCann went missing on May 3, 2007 – and officers believe Brueckner may be behind her disappearance.
Almost 17 years later, no one has been charged in the connection. These are the key dates:
3 May 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10pm
May 14, 2007 – Robert Murat, a real estate developer, is named “arguido” or formal suspect
31 August 2007 – The McCanns launch defamation action against Tal e Qual – the newspaper which claimed the couple killed Madeleine
7 September 2007 – Kate and Gerry McCann become “arguidos”
9 September 2007 – Madeleine’s parents return to England with their two-year-old twins
October 2, 2007 – Detective Chief Inspector Goncalo Amaral is removed from the case after criticizing British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – Portuguese police revoke the “arguido” status of both Roberto Murat and the McCanns
12 May 2011 – On Madeleine’s eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches a review of the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officials say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
4 July 2013 – Two years after reviewing the case, Scotland Yard launched its own investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance
October 24, 2013 – Portuguese police reopen their case after new lines of inquiry are found
27 November 2013 – Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has called on UK and Portuguese police to work together
28 October 2015 – Scotland Yard is reducing the number of officers working on Madeleine’s disappearance
11 March 2017 – Home Office grants Operation Grange extra £85,000 to continue from April to September
28 September 2017 – British police have been granted £154,000 to continue their investigation until March 2018.
November 2017 – The police moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – Another round of funding approved, believed to be around £150,000
September 2018 – An additional six months of funding is requested from the Ministry of the Interior
November 2018 – Additional funding is approved, believed to be around £150,000
November 2018 – British police are questioning the theory that Madeleine left her apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of funding is approved, believed to be £300,000 of government money
June 2019 – Portuguese police are investigating a “new lead and suspect” after speaking to British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as German paedo Christian Brueckner
April 2022 – Brueckner officially made the “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search remote Algarve lake, which Brueckner called his “little paradise”
German drifter Brueckner is already in prison, serving a seven-year sentence for rape.
The new conviction will keep him behind bars – as fears grow he may never be charged in Madeleine’s disappearance.
Brueckner was identified four years ago as the prime suspect in the 2007 abduction of Madeleine from the family’s apartment in Portugal.
German investigators believe Brueckner kidnapped and killed her – although no charges have been brought against him.
Ahead of his court appearance today, his lawyer has shamelessly pledged to free him.
dr. Fülscher said he was confident he could defend himself against the charges
He claimed the allegations were part of a witch hunt against Brueckner.
dr. Fülscher revealed that he had brought in a powerful and expensive defense team, insisting: “I am convinced that an acquittal can only come at the end of the trial.”
Meanwhile, Brueckner taunted the police behind bars in a sickening rant.
In his first comments on the case, Brueckner shamelessly called his trial “ridiculous.”
The German drifter also mocked the cops mercilessly, saying: “I hope (they) find some answers to (their) questions soon.”
Brueckner was moved from Oldenburg prison in northern Germany to Schnedebruch near Hanover, MailOnline writes.
He said: “My situation hasn’t changed at all. I just moved prison. I’m still completely isolated. Since (sic) more than two years.
“I am still not allowed to talk to anyone except my lawyers and my punishers (guards).”
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Brueckner’s lawyer has vowed to clear him of a number of rape charges
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The convicted sex offender arrived early this morning
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Brueckner’s alleged victims include Irish mum Hazel BehanCredit: RTE
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Brueckner is in prison serving a seven-year sentence for rapeCredit: AP
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