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Published 11:52 4 May 2022 BST
Updated 12:53 4 May 2022 BST
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Brueckner has been a suspect in the case since 2020, but has yet to be charged (Carabinieri Milano/Getty Images)[/caption]
Police are still waiting for the results of DNA testing carries put on Brueckner's van, but it is not thought Madeleine's DNA has been found.
Last month Portugues prosecutors announced they had identified an official suspect in the investigation into Maddie's disappearance.
Although they did not identify who the suspect was, they confirmed they were acting at the request of German authorities, and it is thought the suspect in Brueckner.
German police have been investigating the convicted rapist in relation to the case since 2020, but have yet to charge him.
Known as Christian B in Germany because of the country's privacy laws, he denies any involvement in Maddie's disappearance and claims to have an alibi for the night she went missing.
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