BBMDid they dig up all (or even any) of the potential "new digs" at a large construction site when they were looking for a little lost boy?
If William's case ever goes to court, the defence will raise every reasonable type of possibility. All they have to do is put reasonable doubt into two jurors (or the judge, if it happened to be a judge only trial).
It is not only who may have committed a crime, it is also about excluding others who may have committed the crime - because the defence will bring them into the story, if it creates reasonable doubt.
I would think this applies particularly strongly when there is no direct evidence against an accused, but only circumstantial evidence.
This is a reason why .....
"Consideration should also be given to:
2. whether the prosecution is able to exclude beyond a reasonable doubt any reasonable hypothesis consistent with the accused being innocent
3. any other matter that could impact on the prospects of conviction."
Chapter 1. The decision to prosecute | ODPP
www.odpp.nsw.gov.au
imo
.
I don't think so in regards to the building site, because there is no evidence connecting the site to 48 Benaroon Dr. that we have heard of. dirt samples, a workman's vehicle or a worker from the site in the street. I don't know if they dug there however, if there were piles of soil, rocks etc, they may have been moved and searched through, or if it was noticed that the ground was disturbed somewhere on the site. Other workmen would have noticed if something was out of sorts and reported it. These are the things searchers and police look at all the time so no reason to think it wasn't searched. There were approxiamately 20 people in Benaroon and Ellendale when WT went missing and there have not been any reports of any strange people or vehicles hanging around other than from the sole POI at this stage. IMO