Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has refused to be interviewed by Met Police, the force has revealed.

Brueckner , 48, is set to be released from prison on Wednesday after serving a sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in an unrelated conviction.

He is yet to be charged in relation to Madeleine’s case and has denied being involved in the girl’s disappearance from Praia da Luz, Portugal.

The Met Police has disclosed that officers requested to interview the German suspect via an international letter of request.

However, DCI Mark Cranwell, who is the senior investigating officer in Madeleine’s case, said that Brueckner had refused the invitation.

He added that the force would pursue other ‘viable lines of enquiry’ as it continues to search for evidence.

‘For a number of ye

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