Who is Christian Brueckner? The Madeleine McCann suspect ‘being sought by Met for UK trial’

NewsWorldEuropeWho is Christian Brueckner? The Madeleine McCann suspect ‘being sought by Met for UK trial’It has been nearly 20 years since the two-year-old went missing while on a family holiday in PortugalLucy Skoulding, Rachel Clun & Maira ButtTuesday 05 May 2026 10:17 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2625642To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/madeleine-mccann-christian-brueckner-met-uk-trial-b2762818.html","title":"Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect ‘being sought for UK trial’"}}CloseEmergency services begin search for Madeleine McCann in reservoirOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The Metropolitan Police are seeking to ex...