The German prosecutor made a 180-degree turn in the case of Madeleine, who last week claimed that the girl was definitely dead.
Speaking to the Mirror, Hans Walter said there was not enough evidence to suggest that Madeleine was dead. He even said that "Christian Brickner killed Madeline quickly after her abduction", but Walter now says that this was nothing more than "my personal opinion".
The prosecutor's latest allegations have upset little Madeleine's parents, and a family friend said she "shouldn't have said it if she didn't know for sure."
He added: "They have concluded that they will handle the case as they would a murder investigation. They shouldn't have said it unless they were absolutely sure. "
"German police have given Brickner time to cover his tracks"
German police are accused of manipulating the investigation into the disappearance of little Madeleine and specifically of informing the main suspect of her intention to call him as a witness in the case and giving him the opportunity to cover his tracks, the revelation reveals today. Der Spiegel magazine.
German police have reopened the case of Madeline McCann's disappearance at the age of three in 3, announcing ten days ago that she had identified a suspect, Christian Brickner, 2007, a multi-faceted pedophile, who is currently in prison. Kiel. At the time of the disappearance of the little British woman, she lived a few kilometers from the hotel where the McCann family was vacationing.
The German pedophile is suspected of killing Madeleine, who was vacationing with her family at the Praia da Luz resort in Portugal.
But according to Der Spiegel, German police have been tracking the suspect since 2013, following information leaked by a man who claims to be a colleague of Christian Bruckner's at the time of the disappearance.
Based on this testimony, Brunswick police immediately called Christian B. to testify, according to the report.
In an official email sent to him on November 4, 2013, which the German magazine confirms he has seen, the police make it clear to the suspect that they want him to testify as a witness in the Madeleine case, leaving Christian Bp. enough time to destroy possible evidence.
"It should not have happened and it does not correspond in any way to the usual procedure in such a sensitive case," a police officer told Der Spiegel. What usually happens is that the police seek to gather information without coming into direct contact with a potential criminal.
Neither the lawyer nor the Brunswick police wanted to comment on the information published in the German magazine.
In 2013, German police were informed of the case of Christian B. After a popular German television show that allowed police to appeal to witnesses.
Maddie's parents spoke with the head of the British investigation into the disappearance, presenting two potentially suspicious sketches.
A man who said that at the time Christian B. was working with him in Portugal in the field of pool services had then appeared.
To date, the suspect has not spoken about the incident, according to his lawyer, and has not testified to police.
Source: Protothema.gr