CHRISTIAN Brueckner erupted into fury at the sight of Madeleine McCann on TV before making a bizarre comment about “pigs eating human flesh,” a new documentary has revealed.
The shocking outburst came after the prime suspect saw the missing toddler in a news segment while working at a kiosk in Germany.
Madeleine McCann disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal on May 3, 2007AFP
Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner is due to be released from prison on WednesdayDan Charity
Thomas Hurtle said he was ‘terrorised’ by Christian BruecknerITV
According to a man who worked with Brueckner at the time, the sex offender shouted “the girl is dead” as missing Maddie flashed on the television screen.
Brueckner was also reportedly heard saying “pigs can eat human flesh” in a further bizarre comment.
One ex-pat, who used to bump into the paedophile on beaches around the time of Madeline’s disappearance, also described Brueckner as a “pervert.”
Journalist Rob Hyde, who has been tracking the prime suspect since he was named a prime suspect in 2020, said: “He [Brueckner] would always walk around in a suit jacket, even though he was hanging around with petty criminals and low life.
“He wanted to look like the important person.
“A person who worked there told me about the news piece, about the Madeleine McCann case – it was running on the TV.”
“Brueckner then flips out, starts shouting the ‘Mädchen is tot’ – the girl is dead. And he makes a really odd comment, which is, ‘yes pigs can also eat human flesh’,” he revealed in the ITV documentary.
Speaking on the Madeleine McCann: Searching For The Prime Suspect programme, Ken added: “He is a predator, more than just a paedophile, he is a pervert.
“He should have been made a main suspect three hours after she went missing. I just don’t trust the guy, he gives me the creeps.”
The Sun revealed yesterday that a notorious network of paedophiles linked to a serial child-killer ordered the kidnap of Madeleine, it is feared.
A former top Belgian official, who led the inquiry into the murderer and child-molester Marc Dutroux, says a gang of traffickers could be connected to her disappearance.
Brueckner remains a suspect in the Metropolitan Police’s probe into the disappearance of Maddie, alongside Portuguese and German authorities that are also investigating the missing youngster.
The sex offender – who is due to be released from prison on Wednesday – was jailed in 2019 for the unrelated rape of a 72-year-old woman.
Other bombshell claims featured in the ITV documentary include stories from inside Brueckner’s life in a children’s home.
According to Thomas Hurtle, who says he was “terrorised” by Brueckner, the rapist’s “restricted” bedroom zone revealed hidden “strange jars” of “dead animals”.
“He never let anyone in [to his bedroom], it was practically a restricted zone. So everyone thought he must be hiding something in there,” Hurtle said.
“Then there were preserving jars with liquid inside, I thought they might be dead animals or some kind of innards.”
Hurtle also went into detail about his experience living with the German sex offender when they were children in the early 90s.
“For example, once he even threw a bottle at me. It was about food – when there wasn’t any left, he was so aggressive,” he said.
“He went off like a bomb. Smashed everything, threw bottles, broke doors. He attacked the carers – they even had to lock themselves in their rooms, they were that scared.”
The suspect has not been charged with any crimes in connection to Madeleine’s 2007 disappearance from Praia da Luz aged just three.
Met Police officers confirmed earlier this week that they had submitted a formal request to German authorities to interview convicted rapist.
However, the paedophile turned down the request.
Det Chief Insp Mark Cranwell said: “We have requested an interview.
“It was refused by the suspect.
“We will continue to pursue any viable lines of enquiry.”
Journalist Rob Hyde has been tracking Christian Brueckner since he was named a prime suspect in 2020
EnterpriseChristian Brueckner remains a suspect in the Metropolitan Police’s probe into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann[/caption]
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Madeleine McCann’s disappearance
MADELEINE McCann vanished on May 3, 2007 – and cops believe Brueckner could have been behind her disappearance.
Almost 17 years on, no one has been charged in connection. These are the key dates
May 3, 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10pm
May 14, 2007 – Property developer Robert Murat is named an “arguido” or formal suspect
August 31, 2007 – The McCanns launch libel action against Tal e Qual – a newspaper that claimed the couple killed 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 taken off the case after criticising British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – Portuguese police lift the “arguido” status of both Robert Murat and the McCanns
May 12, 2011 – On Madeleine’s eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches a review into the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officers say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
July 4, 2013 – Two years into a review of 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
November 27, 2013 – Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called for British and Portuguese police to work together
October 28, 2015 – Scotland Yard reduces the number of officers working on Madeleine’s disappearance
March 11, 2017 – The Home Office grants Operation Grange an extra £85,000 to continue from April until September
September 28, 2017 – British police are granted £154,000 to keep the probe going until March 2018
November 2017 – Cops moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – Another round of funding, thought to be in the region of £150,000 is granted
September 2018 – An extra six months of funding is requested from the Home Office
November 2018 – More funding, thought to be in the region of £150,000 is granted
November 2018 – UK police re-examine a theory Madeleine left the apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of funding, believed to be £300,000 of government cash is granted
June 2019 – Portuguese police are probing a “new clue and suspect” after talks with British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as a German paedo Christian Brueckner
April 2022 – Brueckner formally made an “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search remote Algarve reservoir Brueckner called his “little paradise”
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