Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Bruecknerhas been convicted of insulting prison guards in the jail where he is serving a rape sentence. The 48-year-old paedophile was hauled before judges in Germany after branding jail staff “a laughing stock”.

He snappedat guards in Sehnde prison during a meeting to discuss whether he could be moved from solitary confinement. Brueckner moaned he was being “tortured” and treated “inhumanely” during the March 2024 outburst. A female guard told the court Bruecknerwas “enraged” and told her to “shut your gob” before the meeting was halted. Under German law it is illegal to insult prison officials.