Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner used to break into hotel rooms and holiday apartments on the Algarve, his best friend confirmed last night.
Brueckner’s pal – identified as Manfred S – has spoken for the first time about his relationship with the man suspected of abducting Maddie.
Manfred revealed how he and paedophile Brueckner – who lived 15 minutes from where Maddie was snatched in Praia da Luz in 2007 – carried out a string of raids in Portugal.
But they fell out after 43-year-old Brueckner was jailed for diesel theft and he decided to burgle his pal’s home.
He stole a video camera but later watched horrific footage in which an American pensioner was raped in Praia da Luz.
Manfred told German TV: “The other video showed a young girl tied up in a house.”
