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REVEALED: German suspect in madeleine mccann case freed from prison | Rare Historical Photos

Christian Brueckner is suspected of involvement in Madeleine McCann 's disappearance (Credit: AFP)

The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.

Christian Brueckner, 48, had been serving a seven-year term at Sehnde prison in northern Germany for rape, but he has not been charged in the McCann case because of a lack of evidence, prosecutors say.

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