Christian Brueckner, the German paedophile and prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has been accused of attacking police outside a supermarket in the German city of Kiel.
Brueckner is alleged to have been involved in a "physical attack" on officers. He has been staying in Kiel since his release from prison in September.
Details of the incident
Brueckner has been under 24-hour police surveillance, with an unmarked car or van often following him as he uses his bicycle to get around Kiel. Strict German privacy laws make it illegal to photograph a single person or a group of up to three people in public without their permission.
It is alleged that Brueckner was photographing police officers outside a supermarket on his mobile phone. Der Spiegel reported that the police objected to being photographed and demanded Brueckner's phone, but he refused, and a fight allegedly broke out.
Previous altercations
This is not the first time Brueckner has been involved in an alleged conflict in Kiel since his release. An Irishman living in Kiel also reported a physical altercation with Brueckner, but no further action was taken by authorities.
A Kiel Police spokesman said: "An officer sustained injuries during the incident."
Background on Brueckner
In May, Daily Express journalists tracked Brueckner to a portable cabin ghetto near the centre of Kiel. German police maintain 24/7 surveillance on the ankle-tagged 49-year-old, who lives yards from family homes where children play.
Met Police detectives want Brueckner extradited to Britain to face abduction and murder charges over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished aged three during a family holiday to Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007.
Brueckner has been in Kiel since being released from prison in September last year after serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old American tourist in Praia da Luz in 2005. He has previous convictions for sexually abusing children in 1994 and 2016.
German prosecutors consider Brueckner a prime suspect in the McCann case but have failed to gather enough evidence to bring charges, despite mobile phone data indicating he may have been in the area when the youngster vanished. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the convicted rapist "remains a suspect for us." Brueckner has never been charged with any crime in relation to the McCann case and denies any involvement.
