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Madeleine McCann suspect refuses Met Police interview

September 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

The prime suspect in the high-profile case of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has declined to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police, the force has said. The Met said an international letter of request was sent to […]

Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking parents and twin siblings

February 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

A woman, who previously claimed to be Madeleine McCann, has been charged with stalking the missing child’s family. Julia Wandel, 23, also known as Julia Wandelt, from Poland, was arrested at Bristol Airport on Wednesday, […]

Madeleine McCann suspect cleared of rape charges in separate trial

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The main suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, has been cleared by a German court of rape and sexual abuse in an unrelated trial. Christian Brückner, 47, was acquitted of carrying […]

Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared

February 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A plot to kidnap a child was being hatched in a Portuguese holiday resort a week before Madeleine McCann vanished there, Sky News has been told. Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German […]

Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann’s parents

October 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Portuguese police have apologised to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old’s disappearance. Madeleine went missing from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May 2007. A delegation of senior […]

Madeleine McCann: Police recover ‘number of’ items in Portuguese reservoir search

June 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said they recovered several items during last week’s search operation in a Portuguese reservoir. The latest searches in Portugal were carried out after requests from German investigators. In […]

Madeleine McCann: Police digging near reservoir

May 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police officers have started digging near a reservoir in Portugal in a long-running investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The Arade dam is 31 miles (50km) from where the British toddler went missing in […]

Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged in Germany with unrelated sexual offences. Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal. German […]

Madeleine McCann’s parents lose court challenge over detective’s book

September 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The parents of Madeleine McCann have lost the latest stage of a legal battle over how judges handled claims made by a Portuguese police detective. Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the European Court of […]

Madeleine McCann: Portuguese authorities declare formal suspect

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A person has been declared an official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. They did not name the person of interest but said they were acting on the request of German […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]