Sion Jenkins cleared

[Flat in Fifth]

Jury in 3rd trial failed to reach verdict. Prosecution declared there will not be another trial. Jenkins attacked outside court by member of Billie-Jo's family, plod have to step in to protect him and keep the peace.


edited to add news links

BBC> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4661252.stm
timeline> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties


>> Edited by Flat in Fifth on Thursday 9th February 16:45

[john75]

Ok so all this time the real killer has been walking around a free man.

[Nick P]

there is only one person on the planet that knows if he did it...him....






















or if it wasn't him then two...him and the culprit.....

[Wacky Racer]

The simple truth is NOBODY knows for sure, only Jenkins and the murderer (If he didn't do it), and under english law a person is innocent unless found guilty beyond reasonabledoubt....


Personally, I don't think he did it....

[Nick P]

neither do i.....it's been a bad trot for him to have to go through 9 years of this if he didn't

[Flat in Fifth]

Does he now get compensation 1 because of the 6 years in the clink? Just wondered.

1 less the B&B deductions of course.

>> Edited by Flat in Fifth on Thursday 9th February 16:49

[FourWheelDrift]

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[Don]

FourWheelDrift said:

wasn't there always the evidence of the other children who could clear him but they were never allowed to testify for some reason?

Yes.

[towman]

Flat in Fifth said:

Does he now get compensation 1 because of the 6 years in the clink? Just wondered. 1 less the B&B deductions of course. >> Edited by Flat in Fifth on Thursday 9th February 16:49

Possibly for some git nicking a chunk of his name.

[Jaglover]

Don said:

FourWheelDrift said: wasn't there always the evidence of the other children who could clear him but they were never allowed to testify for some reason? Yes.

His wife stopped them from testifying at his original trial.

I'm on the fence on this one, I’m not sure either way.

[GarrettMacD]

[quote=Flat in Fifth]Jenkins attacked outside court by member of Billie-Jo's family, plod have to step in to protect him and keep the peace.
[quote]


I don't get this. The girl was fostered, right? Why is this member of Billie-Jo's family pretending to give a shite NOW, rather than all those years ago when they could have made an effort to keep the family unit together???

If Billie-Jo hadn't been fostered then she wouldn't have been at Jenkins' house, and thus would most likely be alive today. Shouldn't they shoulder wome of them blame aswell???

[FourWheelDrift]

GarrettMacD said:

If Billie-Jo hadn't been fostered then she wouldn't have been at Jenkins' house, and thus would most likely be alive today. Shouldn't they shoulder wome of them blame aswell???

Blame transference, why blame yourself when there's someone else. Very common these days, all part of modern culture in the UK unfortnately.

[mybrainhurts]

Must be a bitter man by now....hope someone's told him not to give plod the finger.

[360boy]

If he's got his head screwed on right, he should sell the film rights to his story or is that a bit too tasteless?

[police state]

360boy said:

If he's got his head screwed on right, he should sell the film rights to his story or is that a bit too tasteless?

It would be a dispicable thing to do.

[Don]

360boy said:

If he's got his head screwed on right, he should sell the film rights to his story or is that a bit too tasteless?

He will, however, almost certainly write a book and quite possibly sell the film rights.

Consider this. The man has been acquitted. But he can hardly pick up his teaching career where he left off. Nine years to "clear" his name. Nine years without a Headteacher's income. And probably never to work in teaching again. That's the rest of his life without a teacher's income. What's the man to do for money?

Work. But at what? He wasn't found innocent. They just failed to come to a guilty verdict.

Sadly I suspect he will *need* to try and make the (financial) best of a truly shitty situation.

[Parrot of Doom]

Still, whoever did it, a little girl is dead

I think he'll be ringing Max Clifford and seeking to gain capital from all of this. Hes innocent, and has lost 9 years of his life. He deserves a break.

[lord summerisle]

why do i have this nagging doubt that the mother did it...

stopping their daughters giving evidence, emigrating ASAP to the other side of the world...

[Marki]

Jaglover said:

Don said: FourWheelDrift said: wasn't there always the evidence of the other children who could clear him but they were never allowed to testify for some reason? Yes. His wife stopped them from testifying at his original trial. I'm on the fence on this one, I’m not sure either way.

Coming from Hastings i am with you on the fence

[sjp63]

Guilty with a name like that.....