Hard drive found at suspect’s factory ‘contains evidence Madeleine McCann is dead’

A hard thrust recovered astatine a disused mill bought by the premier fishy successful the Madeleine McCann investigation contains grounds she is dead, it has been claimed.

German prosecutors judge Christian Brueckner killed the three-year-old aft she vanished during a household vacation successful Praia De Luz, Portugal, successful 2007.

The thrust was discovered successful 2016 astatine a disused mill which Brueckner bought for £20,000 successful 2008, according to The Sun.

Investigators besides recovered an security papers which proves the fishy was astatine a euphony festival wherever helium is said to person confessed to sidesplitting Madeleine.

In 2017, Helge Busching told German authorities that Brueckner had “made a remark astir a missing girl” astatine the festival successful 2008 and that she “did not scream”.

Questions astir the witness’s credibility ever remained but this could fortify his relationship of events with grounds Brueckner was astatine the festival.

Children’s apparel and toys were said to person been located astatine the abandoned spot alongside masks, chemicals and guns.

German constabulary besides discovered six USB sticks and 2 representation cards successful a wallet. The grounds was detected by a canine successful 2016.

In one, the fishy described drugging a parent and girl extracurricular a nursery school, portion different spoke of abusing a four-year-old girl.

Skype conversations with different paedophiles were besides discovered, including 1 wherever helium said helium wanted to “capture thing tiny and usage it for days”.

Child maltreatment images of 4 and five-year-old girls were besides said to person been recovered during the searches, and constabulary unearthed much than 75 swimming costumes, alongside toys and tiny bikes.

A sat nav besides showed Brueckner had been successful the Algarve successful the years aft Madeleine disappeared.

The claims volition aerial successful afloat successful a Channel 4 documentary connected Wednesday night.

Representatives of Brueckner were contacted for comment.

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