The prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann went clubbing hours after being released from prison. The Mirror reports partygoers recognized Christian Brueckner, who had been freed from custody just 48 hours before. Brueckner has never been charged in relation to the 2007 disappearance of the three-year-old from a hotel room in Praia da Luz, Portugal. The 49-year-old firmly denies allegations against him, despite being the prime suspect in German authorities’ investigations. The Mirror reports he “was seen drinking in the noisy discotheque,” in the unnamed town. Locals caught wind he was housed there “when he walked into a shop at the main train station and women in there began screaming.” His release comes after serving six years for the rape of 72-year-old American Diana Menkes in Praia da Luz in 2005. Her family in the U.S. still thinks he poses a danger. Meanwhile, prosecutors in Germany have been left frustrated by his newfound freedom, which comes on the condition he’s monitored with an electronic ankle tag. Speaking to The Daily Mail about his connection to the McCann case, prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said, “He is not only our number one suspect, he is our only suspect—there is no one else.” He added, “We have evidence against him but it’s just not strong enough to bring a case and so that’s why we haven’t charged him yet.”
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