An arrest warrant for a man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was lifted on Wednesday by a German court in an ongoing trial over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. However, the 47-year-old German, who has been […]
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Madeleine McCann investigation to receive up to a further £192,000
Up to a further £192,000 (€224,000) has been granted by the UK Home Office for the Scotland Yard investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The confirmation of the latest annual funding for Operation Grange was revealed in a parliamentary written answer by Home Office minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom. He also said that as […]
Madeleine McCann suspect will not respond to charges in unrelated German trial
A man who is also under investigation over the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann will not respond to unrelated charges of sexual offences at a trial that opened last week in Germany, his lawyer said. The 47-year-old German, who has been identified by media as Christian Bruckner, faces three counts of rape and two […]
Suspect in McCann case won’t respond to charges in his German trial over unrelated offenses
FILE – Christian B. centre, arrives at the start of his trial, at Braunschweig district court, in Brunswick, Germany, on Feb. 16, 2024. A man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won’t respond to unrelated charges of sexual offenses at a trial that opened last week in Germany, […]
Madeleine McCann suspect’s rape trial in Germany is adjourned
A man who is a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann went on trial on Friday over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The trial was quickly adjourned until next week. The 47-year-old German faces trial at the Braunschweig state court in northern Germany […]
Madeleine McCann suspect on trial in Germany accused of rape
A man who is a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann goes on trial on Friday over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The 47-year-old German faces trial at the Braunschweig state court in northern Germany on three counts of rape and two of […]
German suspect in Madeleine McCann case goes on trial over unrelated sexual offense charges
BERLIN (AP) — A man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann went on trial Friday over several unrelated sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The 47-year-old German, who has been identified by media as Christian Bruckner, faces three counts of […]
Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for Compared To What, dies at 88
Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favourite source for sampling by Dr Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died aged 88. McCann died on Friday in Los Angeles, a week after being admitted to hospital with […]
Search for Madeleine McCann will eventually yield results, parents say
Efforts to find Madeleine McCann continue “with the same determination, commitment and vigour” and will “eventually yield results”, her parents have said. In a message on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page on Sunday, Kate and Gerry McCann said there was “no new significant news to share” in the search for their daughter, but […]