{"blocks":[{"id":"j2403utf-qyx2rx1c","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2025/11/07/world-news/polish-woman-who-claimed-to-be-madeleine-mccann-convicted-of-harassing-missing-uk-girls-parents/","meta":{"title":"Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann convicted of harassing missing UK girl’s parents","description":""},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"sftfbyqd-4clcdoer","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/world-news/main-suspect-in-british-toddler-madeleine-mccanns-disappearance-set-to-be-released/","meta":{"title":"Main suspect in British toddler Madeleine McCann’s disappearance released from prison","description":""},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"54f3cx75-ixeckec8","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/world-news/uk-police-say-49-year-old-german-remains-a-suspect-in-disappearance-of-madeleine-mccann/","meta":{"title":"UK police say 49-year-old German remains a suspect in disappearance of Madeleine McCann","description":""},"variant":"compact"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The imprisoned rapist who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann is refusing to cooperate with investigators, his attorney says."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Christian Brückner — who is behind bars in Germany for raping an American tourist — is being eyed over the missing youngster, who is feared dead after being abducted from a Portuguese resort in 2007."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The 43-year-old inmate is also being eyed over a series of other attacks around Praia da Luz, according to the Times of London."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"German prosecutors and London’s Scotland Yard are following up hundreds of “pieces of information” since Bruckner was identified as a suspect, the paper says."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“Mr B is remaining silent on the allegation at this time on the advice of his defense counsel,” his attorney, Friedrich Fülscher, told the UK paper, calling it “quite common in criminal proceedings.”"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“It is the duty of the state to prove that a suspect committed a crime. No accused person has to prove his innocence to the investigating authorities,” the lawyer insisted."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“Silence on an accusation never constitutes admission of the crime. After we have examined the files, we will see how to proceed,” Fülscher told the UK Times."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/britain-portugal_mccann-germany.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=662&strip=all"},"caption":"Kate and Gerry McCann pose with a computer-generated image of their missing daughter, Madeleine McCann."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"While refusing to help the case, the suspect is considering legal action against reports linking him to numerous crimes, the attorney said."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“We are reviewing every article and will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to take legal action against the media concerned,” Fülscher said."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Brückner is in prison in Germany for the 2005 rape as well as drug dealing. German police previously confirmed he was a “multiple criminal sex offender, who has also been convicted of child sexual abuse,” the Times of London previously noted."}}]}

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Madeleine McCann suspect refusing to speak with investigators