'Justice Systems Support Abusers' - Westmeath Woman

Mullingar's Hazel Behan says it's typical of how justice is delivered.

The Westmeath woman who alleges she was raped by the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case says reports of his early release are further evidence of how justice systems support abusers over victims.

Christian Brueckner had been due for release from prison in the coming weeks but be released within a matter of days with the Sun reporting authorities may let him go early and quietly to avoid media attention.

He is completing a seven-year sentence in Germany for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal in 2005.

Mullingar's Hazel Behan says it's typical of how justice is delivered when it comes to sexual violence: 
 

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