Maddie suspect faces new sex assault charges

THE prime suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann could be charged with new sex offences within weeks.

- PATRICK HILL

But last night the lawyer preparing the cases against Christian Brueckner warned there is no end in sight for the Maddie probe itself.

Hans Christian Wolters, heading the inquiry into the three-year-old Brit’s disappearance, told the Sunday Mirror he will go on TV with a crucial development on the Brueckner file before the end of the month.

He will make an announcement on five sex cases linked to the German drifter, who was in Portugal when Madeleine vanished in 2007.

Mr Wolters has named the paedophile as the only suspect over Maddie.