Who called the taxi for him? Was there an appeal in Bulgarian media for the taxi driver to come forward? Was there much local publicity at all? I think the phone might have been left behind after the accident. His passport and driver's license were found in his caravan. Did he take any id to the hospital? Since his laptop and phone were also found where he lived, it's not likely that he was robbed after returning home. The question is, where was he taken from the hospital and by who?
ETA: When was he reported missing in Bulgaria? Media articles start about a month after his disappearance.
This is a good point. I didn't think of how or who called the taxi for him. I would assume there are taxi's around the hospitals anyway so perhaps he flagged one down.
We know he didn't have a phone with him, so unless he had another on him then it would be unlikely he called for one himself.
I can't help but think the woman plays a part here. We still don't know who she is - the authorities don't know who she is (unless this information has already been found out and is not being released).
What we do know/speculations we can make from a few articles:
We know for sure he was taken by ambulance to hospital. Which then brings the possibility of:
- James calls the ambulance himself. This could be either when he fell on the ground, (calls for help from his phone, perhaps phone was in his pocket, what we do know is that the possibility he had his phone on him is very high). Blood was found near the phone.
- The woman who went with him. It could have been her who called for help. Were they neighbours? Did she happen to walk past and see him there and then call for help? Did they actually know each other, was she around/staying the/at house?
- “After piecing everything together, it seems he may have fallen off the house and was taken to hospital by ambulance,” Danielle said.
“We
think a woman went with him and we are trying to find her.
Brit dad-of-two goes missing in Bulgaria for three months after head injury
Think. What evidence do they have that leads them to the conclusion that a woman went with him? Did the ambulance people speak on it? If so, why haven't they spoken out on other pieces of information that they may have? Was she seen with him at the hospital? Did staff at the hospital speak to the police and say? If so, again, why is there no other information given?
But James was staying in a caravan whilst he was renovating the house. So I don't think it's strange at all that his passport, laptop and driving licence were all found in the caravan. How far was the caravan from the house? Of course he wouldn't have time to go to his caravan and take those items with him. I'm starting to feel more confident that the phone was found on the ground because either he had it in his hand when he fell (fall may of been because he was distracted by the phone itself), or it fell out from his pocket when he fell due to the impact of the fall. Or it could be because he, like mentioned above, got it out from his pocket and called for the ambulance himself.
We know that the passport, laptop and driving licence were all found in the caravan. So, James didn't go back to collect those items. The probability that he went back to the UK is a little less now. He'd need the passport to travel abroad, regardless if it was the UK or not. But again, it doesn't completely rule it out. Perhaps he had another passport.
"Medics wanted him to remain in hospital for observation but he checked himself out the following day on May 11th and left by taxi.
It was the last time anybody saw him."
Dad vanishes after leaving hospital - he has not been seen for months
Brit dad-of-two goes missing in Bulgaria for three months after head injury
Who actually saw him leave by taxi? How credible is this? Did the hospital staff see him leave in a taxi? A passerby?
Suppose he did leave by taxi. Who called the taxi for him? Couldn't be himself if he hadn't had his phone on him. Did he call from the hospital phones just before he was leaving?
I think if he did leave by taxi, he didn't call the taxi himself. Instead the taxi was there around the hospital. Either in the carpark or in the vicinity of the hospital, and like I mentioned above, he flagged one down. So where'd he go from there?
- A few articles just mention he was last seen leaving the hospital, no mention of going into a taxi or any other forms of vehicle. If so, where to from there? Was he trying to go back to the house or caravan by foot and lost his way there? May make sense, he did have bruising to the brain.
Merseyside man missing after suffering head injury in Bulgaria
