MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is in the “top league of dangerousness”, a top expert said.
Dr Christian Riedemann, a leading forensic psychiatrist, told the court the German paedophile, 47, is in the top “one per cent of abnormal”.
Paul EdwardsChristian Brueckner arriving at a court in Braunschweig today[/caption]
PAMadeleine McCann vanished in 2007[/caption]
And he scored nearly 100% on a test where just over 60% suggests the subject is a psychopath.
However, that would not stop him being freed when cleared at his current trial – as is expected to happen.
Dr Christian Riedemann said Brueckner refused to cooperate with the respected psychiatrist while behind bars.
Instead, he based his conclusions on prison files and evidence heard during the ongoing trial.
On a test where 25 points score you as a psychopath, Brueckner is said to have scored 36 out of 40.
And meanwhile, another test scored him as 99 per cent on a scale of dangerousness.
Riedemann said: “He is one of the absolute top dangerous people.”
“A new victim is to be expected soon,” he added.
“Mr Brueckner has an extremely high value and a high risk of relapse.”
“He is in the absolute top league of dangerousness.”
“I experienced Mr. Brueckner’s facial expressions and gestures as very controlled. I have rarely seen someone in a trial who is so controlled.”
The German paedophile is suspected of abducting and killing three-year-old Madeleine in Praia da Luz in May 2007.
He is currently serving a seven-year prison term for raping an American pensioner in the Portuguese resort.
Brueckner is standing trial in Germany on unconnected sex crimes allegedly carried out in the Algarve.
If found not guilty, he could be freed from prison in the early part of next year.
The trial continues.
Paul EdwardsBrueckner pictured in court today[/caption]
GettyA police mug shot of Brueckner[/caption]
AFPThe Portugal apartment Maddie was taken from in 2007[/caption]
Madeleine McCann’s disappearance
MADELEINE McCann vanished on May 3, 2007 – and cops believe Brueckner could have been behind her disappearance.
Almost 17 years on, no one has been charged in connection. These are the key dates
May 3, 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10pm
May 14, 2007 – Property developer Robert Murat is named an “arguido” or formal suspect
August 31, 2007 – The McCanns launch libel action against Tal e Qual – a newspaper that claimed the couple killed Madeleine
September 7, 2007 – Kate and Gerry McCann are made “arguidos”
September 9, 2007– Madeleine’s parents return to England with their two-year-old twins
October 2, 2007– Lead detective Goncalo Amaral is taken off the case after criticising British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – Portuguese police lift the “arguido” status of both Robert Murat and the McCanns
May 12, 2011 – On Madeleine’s eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches a review into the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officers say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
July 4, 2013 – Two years into a review of the case, Scotland Yard launched its own investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance
October 24, 2013– Portuguese police reopen their case after new lines of inquiry are found
November 27, 2013 – Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called for British and Portuguese police to work together
October 28, 2015 – Scotland Yard reduces the number of officers working on Madeleine’s disappearance
March 11, 2017 – The Home Office grants Operation Grange an extra £85,000 to continue from April until September
September 28, 2017 – British police are granted £154,000 to keep the probe going until March 2018
November 2017 – Cops moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – Another round of funding, thought to be in the region of £150,000 is granted
September 2018 – An extra six months of funding is requested from the Home Office
November 2018 – More funding, thought to be in the region of £150,000 is granted
November 2018 – UK police re-examine a theory Madeleine left the apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of funding, believed to be £300,000 of government cash is granted
June 2019 – Portuguese police are probing a “new clue and suspect” after talks with British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as a German paedo Christian Brueckner
April 2022 – Brueckner formally made an “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search remote Algarve reservoir Brueckner called his “little paradise”