Exactly. Which is why it is possible that the court may disregard the evidence presented in the five case trial with no recognisable victims available to give back up testimony.
And wanting enough light to be able to film the assault , defence believing it happened in near enough darkness. Lamp light would be enough to recognise eye colour imo.Interesting to see how the ophthalmologist will recreate exactly the same lighting conditions in existence at the exact time and place as described by the person being assaulted.
There must have been some ambient lighting coming from somewhere. If not the bruised, battered, traumatised and severely injured rape survivor would have been unable to see a thing.
A blindfold was used by CB in the aggravated rape of DM which occurred the following year in 2005 meaning she was unable to see around her.
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The German, who was given seven years in jail for the sexual assault, is reported to have blindfolded and then beaten the 72-year-old with a metal pole after breaking into her house near Praia da Luz.
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Next witness expected.
Christian B. kommt im Rollstuhl zu Gerichtstermin
Der Prozess gegen den auch im Fall Maddie Verdächtigen startet mit einer Überraschung: Christian B. wird im Rollstuhl in den Saal gefahren. Bald liegt der Blick aber auf einer anderen Körperpartie.www.volksstimme.de
Ophthalmologist as an expert
For the next trial date on Friday (5th. July) an ophthalmologist is expected as a witness. The defense had requested an appropriate opinion to clarify whether a perpetrator could only be recognized by the eyes. In the case of an Irish woman who was raped in Portugal in 2004, the person concerned had reported as a witness of „ piercing blue eyes “. „ His eyes, I think this man is the attacker “, she told the court. The defense simply considers recognition based on the blue eye color to be impossible.
The question is was it CBs eyes ? if the ophthalmologist raises doubt that it could have been CB then that's for the bench to decide if it was or not, BARD ? will it be met.Also from the article I posted it seems as if that is only the identifying feature,ergo no scar or tattoo.
If he remains silent?The ophthalmologist wasn’t there. No one knows the light conditions that night the rape lasted four hours, he must have had a light source for filming and there may be early day light when he left.
Didn’t HaB also said she would recognise his voice?
Irish woman 'raped by Maddie suspect' speaks out after he is charged
Hazel Behan, now 39, was raped at knifepoint inside a holiday apartment in Praia da Rocha, Portugal, in June 2004 by a man she believes is Christian Brueckner.www.dailymail.co.uk
Maybe they did tapes a while ago. He also speaks on the known video with the tourists.( in German at least but his voice) they could use old tapes from videos, answering machines, etc. I think voice recognition plays an important role also. Why we are always hearing voices from perpetrators on tapes to recognise someone on crimewatch?
Would a court allow such a witness if he didn't have anything to add? or the potential to?
I know we've not heard all from the courts but speech never raised its head did it?
It is obvious when you think about it!! there simply had to have been enough light for filming!! therefore there was enough light for HB to form an opinion of what she was able to see.
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Rape process
Christian B. driven into the courtroom in a wheelchair
In the almost one-hour negotiation against Christian B., no big twists were expected on Friday. However, there was a surprise in the trial of the suspect also in the Maddie case.
In the rape trial against the suspect also in the Maddie case, the defendant was driven into the hall in a wheelchair on Friday. In addition to the handcuffs, 47-year-old Christian B. also wore ankle cuffs and a belly belt over his jacket. The unusual appearance in the almost one-hour trial in the Braunschweig district court was not discussed.
She is not aware of a safety-relevant background, said a court spokeswoman on request. And she could not provide any information about the state of health of the accused. Defender Philipp Marquort explained after the short trial that his client had complained in advance of foot pain and had been treated. There were no further details at first. Finally, the presiding judge wished a general good recovery. Due to the illness of an alderman, several trial days had previously been cancelled.
The multiple convicted sex offender has been on trial since February because he is accused of three rapes and two cases of sexual abuse of children. However, the proceedings arouse great interest above all because the defendant is also under suspicion of murder in the case of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort in 2007. However, the Maddie complex is not the subject of the current trial and the presumption of innocence applies.“
Christian B. im Rollstuhl in Gerichtssaal gefahren
In der knapp einstündigen Verhandlung gegen Christian B. wurden am Freitag keine großen Wendungen erwartet. Eine Überraschung gab es im Prozess gegen den auch im Fall Maddie Verdächtigen aber doch.www.rtl.de
Eyes can appear to change colour.Just something to ponder.
Changes in eye color are rare. Sometimes, the color of your eye may appear to change when your pupils dilate. The colors in your environment, including lighting and your clothes, can give the illusion of eye color change.
Why Are My Eyes Changing Color?
Changes in eye color are rare. But if you notice an actual color change in one or both eyes, see a doctor for a complete eye exam. Eye color change can be harmless or a sign of a condition that needswww.aao.org
Similar MOs surely are evidence of guilt if not absolute proof.
CB's "foot injury" may well have necessitated the requirement for the use of a wheelchair but it is intriguing that the use of such heavy duty restraints had been deemed necessary.Probably another yoghurt-gate? No need to pin him to a wheelchair just like Hannibal Lecter, just because he may have hurt one of his feet in prison.
Interesting!!! Something must have happened, little Christian doesn't like at all!
I think he’ll be able to say that a positive ID from the eyes alone is near impossible.
I suppose an expert opinion may hold more sway with the judges than a lay person's opinion would.
