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Re: Madeleine McCann Suspect Court Case SUSPENDED Over Judges’ ‘Kill The B*****d’ Ran
Christian Brueckner Court Case SUSPENDED
TRIAL CHAOS Trial of Madeleine McCann Suspect Christian Brueckner SUSPENDED After 9 MINUTES Over Judges’ ‘Kill The B*****d’ Rant
MailOnline 18 FEB 2024
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckners' unrelated sex trial is suspended after just nine minutes as lay judges' 'kill the bas***d' tweets are revealed: Defence lawyer boasts 'I have aces up my sleeve'
The trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner was halted almost before it had even begun after the judge adjourned the court following the defence teams' successful attempt to discredit a lay judge.
Brueckner, 47, arrived in court in Brunswick, Germany to stand trial on a slew of sex abuse charges - his first public appearance in four years.
He was pictured pulling up in a prison van outside the courtroom wearing a dark green hooded sweater concealing a drab grey jacket and shirt, and his beady blue eyes could be seen peering out between the bars crisscrossing the vehicle's windows.
He was then hauled out and marched past a clamouring crowd of some 40 journalists toward the courthouse in handcuffs by three burly security guards, and was pictured wearing a sombre expression as he arrived in the courtroom.
But the trial got off to an explosive start when his lawyer, Dr Sebastian Fuelscher, began proceedings by immediately attempting to discredit one of the lay judges - Ms Britta Thielen-Donckel - revealing she had repeatedly called for the assassination of the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on social media.
Lay judges collaborate with regular judges in trials, participating in deliberations and assisting in rendering verdicts and deciding sentences.
He read out some of the social media posts, which included 'Kill the b******!' and 'Kill the devil', declaring the 'radical' comments made her unsuitable to carry out her role as a lay judge.
The judge adjourned the court after just nine minutes to consider the request, before returning 40 minutes later and duly removed Ms Thielen-Donckel from the panel, scoring an early win for Brueckner's defence team.
Court was immediately adjourned until next Friday as authorities search for a replacement lay judge, with Brueckner returned to his cell.
Christian Brueckner pictured outside a battered VW campervan just weeks before kidnap of Madeleine McCann
Speaking to press as he left court, smarmy Fuelscher cryptically smirked: 'I have many aces up my sleeve.'
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