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BigNewsNetwork.com (blog)
March 7, 2020
By Chris Friel
“He didn’t say in evidence or committal or anywhere that the wine bottle was in the sink area. He said it was in the alcove area So he always maintained that the wine bottle was there in the alcove. He never maintained it was in that new sink area we know exists now.” Mark Gibson, Closing Address.
In Locating the Wine in the Alcove I argued that the video we have of the police interview with Pell in Rome undermines the claim that, as far as the original story goes, the complainant was right about the wine. He did not locate wine in the alcove but rather in what was called a “storage kitchenette” immediately to the left of the door.[i] If this argument can be sustained it is significant for two reasons. First, it removes the Crown’s contention that the complainant’s knowledge of the “correct” location of the wine enhances his credibility, and second, it positively damages his credibility. This is because the complainant’s so-called knowledge of the layout is actually a knowledge about furniture that was only put in after 1996 which in turn suggests a visit or a coach with up-to-date information.
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