An Irishwoman who alleged she was raped at knifepoint by the main suspect in the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann says she fears he will seek her out following his release from prison.

Christian Brueckner, 48, is due to be freed from a German jail in September after completing his sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal in 2005.

Hazel Behan, 41, who has waived her right to anonymity, said she fears the German man will “hunt her down”.

Brueckner was acquitted by a German court in relation to the charge of violent rape of Ms Behan at her apartment in Praia da Rocha in Portugal’s Algarve.

She told The Sun: “His sentence may be ending but mine never did. I have lived with fear every day for 21 years.

“Fear that I’ll see him. Fear that he’ll find

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