JMO but I’m guessing they don’t want to be associated with the accused in any way…. ? That’s how I’d read it. Trying to draw a sharp line in the sand: “we do not wish to be associated in any way with the alleged actions of this party”…
And so true Professor, you can’t choose family ..
However I’m not convinced their leaving Ballarat will have been as simple as ‘we don’t want to be associated’.
We’re talking about ‘parents’ - and most particularly ‘a mother’. I’ll surmise that this mother was stunned by the news of PS arrest, her heart was ripped out by the ‘loss’ of the son she knew & loved - but at the same time she’s aware of her 2 other children in need of support, care & protection.
(was he always her ‘difficult / challenging’ child. …… although he got through his apprenticeship so must be able to knuckle down)
Either way, I’d suggest she’ll be struggling mentally, and may quite possibly be in need of her own support networks.
Also, for all we know, PS may’ve told them to leave.
We’re not party to any of his conversations with anyone. Did he speak with them / is he speaking with them - or has he refused all communication.
All we’ve heard is the police say ‘he’s not cooperating’ - which imo is quite possibly in the context of him not divulging the whereabouts of Sam’s body, which is so crucial to their case ( and our inquisitive natures)
* Please don’t take that comment out of context - am simply being aware that there are 2 agendas here, that of the police & that of Sam’s family.
Her family 1st & foremost want her back now - alive preferably, but in accepting the alternative, so they know where she is, they can farewell her & lay her to rest with love & dignity.
The responsibility of the Police, 1st & foremost, is to solve crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice, which means they need all the evidence they can get. … it’s a huge challenge to stick a murder charge without a body ( yes it’s been done I know), but they’d rather not I’m sure.
I’m intrigued by the fact that they persist in searching that forest still . .after 2 month of supposed nothing ! Are they looking anywhere else ? Do they perhaps have intel as to the fact that she’s in there ?
All just my rambling thoughts. I so hope this awful situation will soon ease for all those unfairly impacted