A German court has ended continuous police monitoring of Christian Brueckner, the suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, after rejecting an appeal to preserve the measure, The Independent reported.
The Independent said a fresh psychological and psychiatric review placed Brueckner’s risk of reoffending in the average range, rather than the high range. The newspaper reported that the court was concerned the constant police presence was undermining his rehabilitation.
Brueckner, 49, will continue to wear an ankle tag as part of electronic monitoring, The Independent reported. He was freed from a German prison in September 2025 after completing a seven-year term for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Portugal, the newspaper said.
German prosecutors have identified Brueckner as a suspect in McCann’s disappearance, according to The Independent. McCann was three when she went missing in May 2007 from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. Brueckner has not been charged in the case and denies involvement.
His lawyer, Philipp Marquort, told ITV News the ruling made his client “very happy,” The Independent reported.
