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Evening Standard
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Shaun Wilson

Madeleine McCann suspect admits being within yards of villa on night she went missing - and being stopped by police three times

Christian Brueckner admits being in Praia de Luz on the night Madeleine McCann vanished - (AP)

The chief suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has admitted he was 150 yards from her holiday apartment on the night she vanished.

Christian Brueckner, a convicted sex offender, admitted to journalists he was on a beach in Praia de Luz "selling drugs" near the McCann's resort.

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