Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, made a sickening remark to a fellow paedophile, according to a shocking new documentary

The prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance made a harrowing remark to a fellow paedophile, it has been claimed.

According to a new Channel 4 documentary about the missing child, produced in collaboration with The Sun, horrific evidence found at convicted paedophile Christian Breuckner’s property included images of children in swimming costumes, toddler toys, and sickening child kidnapping stories.

An 80GB hard drive was found consisting of images and a laptop key, which may have prompted investigators to link the suspect to Madeleine’s disappearance.

The hard drive also placed Brueckner at the heart of the search location in Arades Dam, in Portugal. The documentary revealed that Brueckner allegedly made a sick admission about wanting to “capture something small and use it for days,” along with images of child abuse.

Madeleine’s disappearance 18 years ago remains the world’s most high-profile missing persons case(Image: PA)

He also is said to have threatened it would not matter if “evidence is destroyed afterwards” before adding: “I’ll make a lot of films… hehe.”

There have even been assertions that police have proof of Madeleine’s death. “They are certain that he’s the man who did it and they do have evidence that they haven’t revealed,” said Jon Clarke, a journalist and author of My Search for Madeleine.

However, he clarified that they require all pieces of the puzzle to engage in a “tactical game” with Brueckner, who is backed by formidable legal representation.

Brueckner is due to be released from jail in September if no further charges are brought. In October last year, he was cleared by a German court of unrelated sexual offences, alleged to have taken place in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.

Leads have been few and far between since little Madeleine disappeared during a family holiday to the Algarve some 18 years ago.

Searches investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann(Image: PA)

Last week, the most recent search for any clues related to Madeleine’s disappearance lasted three days in Praia da Luz. It took place close to where Brueckner is known to have had camped.

German and Portuguese police came together this week to search every property and pieces of land linked to Brueckner, ahead of his September release.

This search, the most significant since 2008, included an abandoned farmhouse surrounded by partially collapsed outbuildings. Police were spotted removing mounds of earth from the scene, which was then taken away in plastic bags for further examination. Firemen were also spotted draining an abandoned well.

The cottage where Christian Brueckner was reportedly staying in at the time of the toddler’s disappearance (Image: PA)

Now, police are investigating samples of ‘clothes and bones’ found in last week’s search, it is claimed.

Initial reports suggested the operation – which took place 30 miles from where three-year-old Madeleine went missing in May 2007 – had failed to turn up any new leads. But now, it has been claimed that fragments of clothing and bones are to undergo testing this week after being uncovered at the scene.

A source told Berlin Morning Post: “Several objects have apparently been discovered, which are now being examined in more detail by the police in the laboratory.

“As Portuguese media report, clothing debris and bones were found, among other things. The investigators have not officially commented on whether the finds could have anything to do with Madeleine’s disappearance but that is clearly their hope.”