Madeleine McCann suspect Christian B refuses to talk about her and has been moved to solitary cell for his safety
THE prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been moved to a solitary jail cell amid safety fears.
Christian B is currently serving sentences for drug offences and rape in high security Kiel prison in north Germany – and has so far refused to come forward with any information on the case.
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Christian B is now the prime suspect in Madeleine’s infamous disappearance in 2007, with prosecutors in Germany investigating him “on suspicion of murder”.
They sensationally revealed last week they believe Madeleine is dead and know how she was killed – despite no body being found.
Claus Christian Claussen, justice minister for the state of Schleswig-Holstein, said in a statement today that the suspect had been moved into solitary confinement over safety fears.
He said: “He is in a single cell for Christian B’s safety and security against possible attacks from other inmates.”
The suspect has served two thirds of the time and had applied for early release from his drugs sentence, with a decision on his parole expected early next week.
Christian B’s lawyer Friedrich Fülscher, who represents him along with Hamburg attorney Johann Schwenn, earlier suggested his client would deny the charges if German cops uncover enough evidence to prosecute him for Maddie’s murder.
When asked how his client was doing he replied: “How can a person, who is isolated in a prison and whom half the world’s population accuses of the worst crimes, be?”
He said he would act “under civil or criminal law” against any false statements made against his client.
And he added: “Christian B. is currently not providing any information on the matter and we ask for your understanding that we, as defence lawyers, are also not providing any information.”
Christian B – who is 43 now – is believed to have been leading a “transient lifestyle” at the time, as he travelled between Portugal and Germany.
It is believed he was living in the Iberian nation between 1995 and 2007 working in the food industry.
The man is known to have been in the area at the time of Madeleine’s disappearance in Praia da Luz, having taken a 30-minute phone call an hour before she went missing.
He has also been linked with the disappearances of several children over the past 25 years, including Inga Gehricke – who was just five when she disappeared during a family outing in Saxony-Anhalt on May 2, 2015.
CHILLING THREATS
Christian B is said to have boasted about torture and destroying evidence in an online conversation with another paedophile.
He made chilling threats about wanting to “catch something little and use it for days”.
German cops investigating the disappearance of Inga Gehricke, five, – which Christian B has also been linked to – discovered the conversation.
During the chat, when Christian B was asked about being caught, he reportedly said: “Meh, if the evidence is destroyed . . .”
He then added: “Then I’ll record maaaany videos/clips. I’ll document in detail how she’s being tortured.”
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Yesterday, The Sun also reported that a British ex-girlfriend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian B claims the night before the toddler’s abduction he told her: “I have a horrible job to do in Praia da Luz tomorrow.”
She also told how she asked him if he snatched Madeleine McCann — and he warned: “Just don’t go there.”
The woman is one of two British former girlfriends of child sex offender Christian B who were dating him while he was in the Praia da Luz area of Portugal and have now given evidence to police.
Both live in fear of the German drug dealer, who beat them up, and have asked not to be identified.