Chief suspect in Madeline McCann case investigated for 2004 rape of Irish woman

Chief suspect in Madeline McCann case investigated for 2004 rape of Irish woman

Hazel Behan during an appearance on The Late Late Show in 2015. Picture: RTÉ

Sun, 02 May, 2021 - 15:31
Steven Heaney

The chief suspect in the disappearance of Madeline McCann is being investigated by German prosecutors for the rape of Irish woman Hazel Behan in 2004.

German national Christian Brückner is suspected of raping Ms Behan in her apartment in Praia da Rocha in June 2004.

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