Madeleine McCann’s lawyer suspect Christian Brueckner says she is innocent, cites new evidence

Christian Brueckner’s attorney, the man identified as the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, has claimed his client is innocent, citing new evidence that he believes exonerates the convicted pedophile.

Friedrich Fulscher told The Sun newspaper: “I cannot go into details, but it is very significant and involves someone who has provided me with vital information.”

“When I reveal it to you, you will fall out of the chair,” he added.

“The prosecutor said more than three months ago that my client was responsible but since then nothing and we have not even been able to see his files.

“I am sure this case will not go to court and the British media will lose interest in my client.”

When German prosecutors first identified Brueckner as a suspect in the case, Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry McCann described the breakthrough as the “most significant development in 13 years” of their heartbreak since their daughter disappeared from Portugal during a family vacation.

But progress on the case has been slow, with an initial flurry of leads rapidly selling out.

Questioned by Portuguese television, German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said there was “irrefutable evidence” against Brueckner, but said they had the right man.

“All I can say is this [is] like a puzzle and there are many pieces that lead us to believe that Christian B is responsible, “he said.

One of the key pieces of evidence in the case is the testimony of convicted robber Helge Busching, who told prosecutors that Brueckner admitted to his role in Maddie’s disappearance.

But Fulscher dismissed his claims, telling The Sun: “You really have to ask why … Helge Busching waited so long to offer this information to the police if it was so crucial.

“Why did his conscience scream 10 years after Christian supposedly told him he was involved?

“It is very strange and very obvious to me and it should be obvious to the police.”

Contacted by The Sun, Busching simply said, “I don’t give a damn what [his] says the lawyer. [Christian Brueckner] is guilty. “

Last week, Fulscher admitted that he would not trust that his client would never be around his children.

He told the Daily Mirror that if he had a daughter, he would never let him “take care of” her.

Despite Brueckner asserting his innocence in the McCann case, Fulscher told the Mirror “I would let him take care of my dogs, but I would not let him take care of my sons or my daughter, if I had them.

“He could be my dog ​​sitter, yes, but due to his background I wouldn’t let him take care of my own daughter.”

But he expressed confidence that the evidence would exonerate Brueckner and said his client remained calm, saying that he is “as relaxed as a man can be when everyone thinks he is guilty of murdering a girl.”