Madeleine McCann: Suspect's lawyer says main witness against him is unreliable
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The lawyer for the suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has claimed that the main witness against him is a criminal who swapped information for an early release from jail. Lawyer Friedrich Fulscher insisted that if the unnamed witness is who he believes him to be, his claim that suspect Christian Brueckner confessed guilt to him is unreliable. Mr Fulscher said he believes the witness gave information to police and was in return granted early release from a prison sentence he was serving in a foreign country.