Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner shares chilling warning after UK police call for extradition

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has issued an eerie four-word statement to the Metropolitan Police as they're pushing to bring him to the UK for a trial.

The German prisoner and convicted rapist, 48, has never been charged over Madeleine’s disappearance, but remains the prime suspect in both the German and British investigations into what happened to her.

Madeleine was three years old when she went missing in May 2007, almost two decades ago.

She was on holiday with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, and her twin siblings, Sean and Amelie, when she went missing from the Praia da Luz hotel apartment in the Algarve region of Portugal.

Madeleine would now be 22 years old and no one has ever been convicted or charged in connection with her disappearance.

Now, The Telegraph has reported that senior Met officers want to see Brueckner charged before the 20th anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance next year.

Christian Brueckner is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance (Handout/Getty Images)

An insider from the force told the publication: “Next year marks 20 years since Madeleine McCann went missing. If the evidence is strong enough to extradite the prime suspect and try him here, that is what we would seek to do."

The source added: “Clearly, there are numerous hurdles, but our priority at the moment is to amass the strongest evidence we can against that prime suspect."

Brueckner, who was released from prison in Germany last September after serving seven years for the rape of a 72-year-old woman, was contacted by The Mirror on Tuesday morning (5 May).

He clarified that he's aware of the reports, and does not know what will happen next.

However, when asked how he's feeling, he responded with: "No comment... I have good lawyers".

However, when it comes to bringing Brueckner to the UK, police could face challenges as the German constitution prevents the extradition of its citizens to non-EU countries.

According to the publication, German prosecutor Hans Wolter, who named Brueckner in connection with Madeleine's disappearance six years ago next month, said: “I suspect this is just hot air again. Extradition would require an arrest warrant. But there certainly isn’t one.

“Like all countries, Germany only extradites individuals if there is an arrest warrant against them. And I actually think it’s out of the question that there is an arrest warrant against CB in the Maddie case."

Madeleine went missing in 2007 and would be 22 years old today (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

He added: "I am not in a position to say whether the British police can obtain an arrest warrant from a British court."

It comes just after Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, released a statement on Sunday (3 May) to mark 19 years since their daughter's disappearance.

The new statement read: "19 years. The search goes on.. to find our Madeleine, to achieve some justice, to make the world that bit safer.

"We remain very grateful for all our support from friends and family, people we know and those we don't - and from the police and authorities for their continued determination and effort. Thank you.

"For Madeleine, who we love and miss every day, we will never give up."

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