THIS is the chilling moment the paedo prime Madeleine McCann suspect smirks when asked if he killed her as he left court.
Christian Bruecker, 47, was in the dock in Lehrte, Germany, after being convicted of verbal assaulting guards at the prison where he’s serving seven-year sentence for rape.
German police are convinced the convicted rapist abducted and killed Madeleine when she disappeared in May 2007, but he has always denied any involvement.
Time is running out for prosecutors to the pin him down, because he is due for release in September when he would likely flee to country.
As he left court on Thursday, journalists demanded to know whether he killed Madeleine.
Footage shows the creep remaining tight-lipped, instead flashing a chilling smirk.
A Sun investigation was broadcast on Channel 4earlier this month that revealed bombshell evidence found at the suspect’s lair.
The disturbing evidence demonstrated Brueckner’s obsession with young kids.
Children’s clothes and toys were found, as well as masks, chemicals and guns.
Much of the evidence was discovered by chance atin 2008 – one year after Madeleine vanished.
Prosecutors wanted to delay the rapist walking free from prison in September this year – and buy more time as they consider charges over missing Madeleine.
They hoped that a conviction over verbal abuse would extend his detention – but he was instead sentenced to one month on probation.
German officials are still privately their liveinvestigationinto Brueckner before he is released, in just 18 weeks.
Lehrte court heard the brute dismissively referred to one female prison worker as “a joke”;; and telling another to “shut your gob”;;.
Insulting prison officers is a crime in Germany.
But his lawyer – who previously complained his client was being denied cheese behind bars – told the court any such remarks were in response to Brueckner’s feeling he was being tortured.
He hurled the insults during an tantrum in March 2024, when he also made the claims of “torture”;; and “inhumane”;; treatment, The Mirror reports.
A guard reportedly said Brueckner was as “enraged”;;, and later wrote a letter of apology to the prison staff saying he “woke up on the wrong side of the bed”;;.
If he commits another crime while on probation he will be recalled to prison for a month.
Brueckner is no longer being held in solitary confinement as he nears the end of his sentence.
The Sun’s findings revealed the existence of a 80gb hard drive and laptop containing images from, believed to be closely linked to cops’ belief that Maddie is in fact dead.
Pictures and documents also place Breuckner at key Maddie search location of the Arades Dam, inPortugaland an alleged confession site in.
While a document citesthe suspectat the location where he allegedly said “she did not scream”;; as he discussed the British toddler with an associate.
Sickening child abduction stories were also uncovered where Brueckner uses kidnap chemical ether to take a mum and tot outside a preschool.
In another with chilling similarities to Maddie Breuckner wrote: “A very small girl enters the room. She’s definitely not older than five.
“Blonde, longhairtied in pigtails bounces cheekily back and forth as she comes towards me.
“This is maid Annelie, she is four years old. I feel like I’m in paradise right now.”;;
Online messages we uncovered from Brueckner show him bragging to another sicko that he really wanted to “capture something small and use it for days”;;.
He even threatened it wouldn’t matter “if the evidence is destroyed afterwards”;; and gleefully added: “I’ll make a lot of films [...] hehe.”;;
As Brueckner’s release date nears, a source told The Sun: “The clock is against the case here and investigators do not want to see Brueckner walk free,.
“Their best option could be intervention from UK cops but they have to be prepared to take it on. There are 20,000 pages of Madeleine evidence and the Germans are ready to translate the lot.”;;
Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, recently penned a to mark the 18th anniversary of her disappearance.
They thanked those who have supported them and kept in their thoughts.
The parents wrote: “No matter how near or far she is, she continues to be right here with us, every day,”;; alongside a picture of Madeleine.
