Who is Christian Brueckner's ex-girlfriend Nakscije Miftari and what has she said about the Madeleine McCann case?
THE EX-GIRLFRIEND of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner revealed that he claimed to being close to the child's apartment on the night she vanished.
Who is Nakscije Miftari?
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Nakscije Miftari, who is German of Kosovan origin, pictured with her boyfriend and Maddie McCann suspect Christian Brueckner
Nakscije Miftari, a German of Kosovan origin, is the ex-girlfriend of
She was living in the German town of Braunschweig when she first met
After moving to Portugal with Brueckner in 2014, Nakscije was deported back to Germany less than a year later.
Nakscije's upbringing and career aren't widely reported, although she is trying to rebuild her life after leaving Brueckner, who is the prime suspect in the vanishing of Madeleine.
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Despite this Brueckner, known as
As of May 2025, Nakscije is 29 years old.
When did Nakscije Miftari date Christian Brueckner?
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Nakscije Miftari dated Madeleine McCann disappearance suspect Christian Brueckner when she was a teenager
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Prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case Christian Brueckner pictured in court in Braunschweig, Germany
Credit: Dan Charity
Nakscije met Brueckner in 2013, when she was only 17 years old, at a kiosk in Braunschweig.
She would regularly visit the kiosk to buy sweets, where she met
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In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Nakscije said: 'The first time I saw him, he was on his mobile phone at the kiosk, he got off the phone and said, 'Hello lady, how can I help you?' I was surprised as no one called me a lady before.
'He asked me to have a look and choose what I wanted. Then, when I asked him how much I should pay, he said, 'Nothing, a lady doesn't have to pay in my kiosk.'
Despite the gap, the pair began dating, and Nakscije even considered marrying the German until their relationship turned violent.
The violence began after Nakscije discovered child pornography on his mobile phone and laptop, much of it featuring blonde girls.
After confronting Brueckner about the videos - some of he even featured in - he launched a physical attack on her.
She added: 'I asked him about the videos and pictures, and that's when he punched me. I fell down the stairs and was unconscious for about ten minutes.'
Ms Miftari and her mother reported the assault to police, which led to officers
They recovered electronic equipment which was later revealed to contain 391 child porn photographs and 68 videos, including images of Brueckner abusing the five-year-old daughter of one of his previous girlfriends in a park.
Despite her mother's pleas, Nakscije remained in contact with Brueckner while he fled to Portugal to escape being arrested.
He was eventually returned to Germany on a European arrest warrant in 2017 and was later given a 15-month prison term for abusing the five-year-old.
What has Nakscije Miftari said about Christian Brueckner?
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Kate and Gerry McCann were dining with friends at a nearby tapas restaurant when their daughter vanished
Credit: PA
While serving his prison sentence, German Police announced that Brueckner had become the lead suspect in the Madeleine McCann case.
But the authorities
Madeleine vanished from her family's holiday apartment while her parents,
Nakscije recalled Brueckner falling silent when the subject of
She said: 'I remember he made no answer to the question. After they went, I asked about Maddie, as I did not know anything about her
'I asked him about it and he said, 'I know about Maddie, I was near the hotel at the time. I was living in the area at the time. I am not going to say anything more. I am not a stupid guy, I am a businessman.'
German police have established that Brueckner, who denies any involvement in
Mobile phone signals show he was near the
Nakscije continued: 'I have no feelings anymore for Christian.
'I have heard so much about him in the past year and I was always hoping it was not true, even today.'
Brueckner is currently in prison serving a seven-and-a-half-year prison term for the rape of an American pensioner in
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