Mystery woman pays £1,200 worth of fines for Madeleine McCann suspect

The prison release date for the main suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has now been confirmed.

A mystery woman has paid £1,200 to cover outstanding fines for the main suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. The convicted rapist Christian Brueckner owed €1,446 (£1,232) for a fine from a previous conviction, reported the German newspaper, Bild.

It was hoped the outstanding money would keep him in prison until the end of January, which would give police more time to investigate any connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. However, his release date is now confirmed for September 17. He is currently serving a prison sentence in Germany for the 2005 rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal.

Despite German authorities suspecting Brueckner of murder, without evidence to link him to Madeleine’s disappearance, prosecutors risk not being able to get an arrest warrant to keep him behind bars.

If he travels to a non-extradition country, it could be impossible to bring him back for a court case.

Brueckner’s lawyers, who revealed the mystery woman paid the fine, reportedly claimed he plans to live on the German millionaire’s island of Sylt after being released.

German authorities found deeply disturbing evidence at a disused factory purchased by the convicted rapist in 2008 in Neuwegersleben, Germany, a year after Madeleine vanished.

Police found stories by the 47-year-old showing his grim obsession with children, including one where he described drugging a mother and daughter outside a preschool, as well as the abuse of a blonde girl aged four.

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They also found 75 children’s swimming costumes and toys, and records of horrifying Skype chats, where he allegedly said he wanted to “capture something small and use it for days”.

German authorities allege he was involved in her abduction and murder, although Brueckner has consistently denied the accusations.

The mystery payment came after police conducted a three-day search near where the three-year-old disappeared 18 years ago in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

Police were understood to have found clothes and bones during the extensive search. Samples were sent for testing with the hope it would finally reveal forensic links to the case.