New German suspect in Madeleine McCann mystery disappearance.

[Mr Gray]

Who hasn't done the old swap and drop at the Tesco self-checkout?
I don't think he will need to explain anything. But he may proffer an arbitrary alibi, given that HCW has told the world that he can't place CB at the scene.

Failure to account for his movements on the day could  be an important point for the prosecution

[Uncle Jr]

Failure to account for his movements on the day could  be an important point for the prosecution

...and all that does is place him somewhere on planet Earth.

[jassi]

So may years after the event, I would think it very difficult for any witness to pinpoint him to anywhere in particular, unless he appears on holiday photographs. Even then there could be doubt about the accuracy of the camera time.

[Mr Gray]

...and all that does is place him somewhere on planet Earth.

I disagree. Although silence itself cannot be taken as an indication of guilt lack of explanation can.
My understanding is that with circumstantial evidence aothough each piece when taken separately can be seen as a flimsy piece of thread when joined together they form a very strong cable..

[Mr Gray]

So may years after the event, I would think it very difficult for any witness to pinpoint him to anywhere in particular, unless he appears on holiday photographs. Even then there could be doubt about the accuracy of the camera time.

Wait and see

[Eleanor]

Have we done the 'changed the car registration name' again yet?

[jassi]

Have we done the 'changed the car registration name' again yet?

No, do you think it significant ?

[Venturi Swirl]

No, do you think it significant ?

It might be.

[Uncle Jr]

I disagree. Although silence itself cannot be taken as an indication of guilt lack of explanation can.
My understanding is that with circumstantial evidence aothough each piece when taken separately can be seen as a flimsy piece of thread when joined together they form a very strong cable..

Nice analogy, but I prefer to see it as pieces of timber used to bolster a structure, with the defence attacking each piece to attempt to topple it. It would only take the defence one successful strike to, at the very least, introduce reasonable doubt.

Realistically though, would CB be instructed to keep shtum? If he's the idiot we suspect, Fulscher would surely be reticent to let him speak for himself.

[Uncle Jr]

It might be.

It is. It's circumstantial evidence of possible obfuscation.
It may be simply explained, however, irrespective of how plausible the explanation.

[Venturi Swirl]

Nice analogy, but I prefer to see it as pieces of timber used to bolster a structure, with the defence attacking each piece to attempt to topple it. It would only take the defence one successful strike to, at the very least, introduce reasonable doubt.

Realistically though, would CB be instructed to keep shtum? If he's the idiot we suspect, Fulscher would surely be reticent to let him speak for himself.

Do we suspect he's an idiot?  I don't. 

[Uncle Jr]

Do we suspect he's an idiot?  I don't.

Well he's not particularly successful at evading capture generally (apart from the obvious), or even being forensically or evidentially aware.
In addition to his apparent continual running of his mouth to anyone who'll listen.
So no, not particularly bright.

[Brietta]

And I wonder who is behind that 

No mystery about that.  The person feeling aggrieved at being defamed in Amaral's book is named in the link you posted as Helge Busching.

[Eleanor]

Do we suspect he's an idiot?  I don't.

Nor me neither.

[Brietta]

That's all very well and good, but they won't have a clue what the defence have. They can only test the potential lines of defence tactics.
As for the defence, of course they will pick the most advantageous way to pick apart the prosecution, given that they only need to introduce reasonable doubt.
Who knows, Ralph Wiggum Herr Fulscher may have the chair fallage evidence he proclaims.

If Brueckner has given his Defence Team an indisputable get out clause it would be rather politic for them to share.  In that way he can be eliminated from the inquiry.
Which would allow the police to move onto another burglar and convicted paedophile and rapist, domicile in Luz and phoning from Luz at the relevant time and who apparently confessed to the crime perpetrated against Madeleine in 2017,  to be investigated.

Wonder why they haven't done that.

Maybe because the evidence the German investigation holds against Brueckner cancels out the rapist's certainty that they won't find any.