Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner was released from Portuguese prison just months before three-year-old vanished from Praia da Luz villa
- Christian Brueckner robbed a petrol station in the coastal resort of Portimão
- It is just over 20 miles from Praia da Luz, resort where Madeleine disappeared
- He was released in December 2006, just five months before disappearance
- It also emerged that the Brueckner had previously been jailed in 1999
By Paul Thompson and Harry Howard For Mailonline
Published: 18:09 AEST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 18:16 AEST, 6 June 2020
The paedophile suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann had only been released from a Portuguese prison just months before her disappearance from a family villa.
Christian Brueckner served nine months in jail for robbing a petrol station in 2006 and was released in December - just five months before Madeleine went missing.
Soon after his release the three-year-old girl disappeared and has since been the focus of a worldwide hunt with the 43-year-old German now the prime suspect in her disappearance.
Brueckner was imprisoned after leaving a petrol station in the coastal resort of Portimão, just over 20 miles from Praia da Luz, the resort where Madeleine disappeared.
It also emerged that the Brueckner had previously been jailed in 1999 after carrying out a string of thefts from villa's and apartments in and around Praia da Luz.
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