![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/madeleine-mccann-suspect-christian-brueckner-loses-legal-bid-to-have-trial-delayed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_JS213061747_Main.jpg&description=Brazen Christian Brueckner, being investigated over Madeleine McCann's 2007 disappearance in Portugal, attempted to play for time by trying to get the investigation moved The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has failed to have investigators thrown off his case and now cannot delay his trial, it has been reported. Paedophile and violent sex offender Christian Brueckner, who is currently in a German prison on drugs charges, tried to put his court date back but has lost his legal bid, it has been claimed. His lawyers attempted to play for time by getting the probe switched to another region. But now it appears have been knocked back, and that means police can push forward with their bid to take the 46-year-old to trial. Had his team been able to gain support, it could have set the case back years. It comes as police and prosecutors said this summer they are "electrified" by new evidence against him. He is said to have boasted about owning the tools for breaking into people's homes to a pal, which could derail the long-held theory that little Madeleine's abductor clambered through a window before snatching her from her room in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Investigator Hans-Christian Wolters told The Sun: 'This is a relief for us. It is always nice when you get an affirmation of the way you had seen things. The Regional Court here had said Christian B's last residence has been in Saxony-Anhalt, and therefore we were not the correct investigative jurisdiction for this case. "We appealed to the Higher Regional Court.' Brueckner's lawyer Friedrich Fülscher said: 'The decision must be accepted at this point. What now needs to happen is the Regional Court must decide whether the degree of suspicion we have against Christian B is sufficient to hold a trial. If yes, they need to set the date for a hearing.' Brueckner can be charged over alleged sex offences carried out in Portugal, a court ruled last week. He is being probed by a team of prosecutors and detecti){kind=link}
Brazen Christian Brueckner, being investigated over Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal, attempted to play for time by trying to get the investigation moved
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has failed to have investigators thrown off his case and now cannot delay his trial, it has been reported.
Paedophile and violent sex offender Christian Brueckner, who is currently in a German prison on drugs charges, tried to put his court date back but has lost his legal bid, it has been claimed. His lawyers attempted to play for time by getting the probe switched to another region.
But now it appears have been knocked back, and that means police can push forward with their bid to take the 46-year-old to trial. Had his team been able to gain support, it could have set the case back years. It comes as police and prosecutors said this summer they are “electrified” by new evidence against him.
He is said to have boasted about owning the tools for breaking into people’s homes to a pal, which could derail the long-held theory that little Madeleine’s abductor clambered through a window before snatching her from her room in Praia da Luz, Portugal.