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Third, I would not rely much at all on what the 7 year old who was with April said,
Nevertheless, possibly based on what the 7 year old girl described, April's mother seemed to have an idea whose car it was. She immediately told LE this. So what happened then? I find it hard to believe that nobody knew where MB now lived (if it was indeed him she pointed out to LE), and that he didn't answer his phone?
Lastly, another point that I find interesting (and kind of disturbing) is that the Judge at the hearing on Wednesday said "many" children will be testifying in January. Many? Why many? As far as we know there was a 7 year old girl and possibly a couple of others present when April climbed into that car. Would that be enough to say "many"? To me it sounds more like something else has been discovered about his past behaviour with children, to which those other "many" children will testify in court. (not a nice thought!)
Hello Elainera and welcome to the Forum :welcome5:
I have snipped some of your post, so I can respond to just a few points.
When CJ went to the home of MH ( the 7 year old witness ) to search for AJ, which is how I read it way back at the beginning of this event, I think it quite possible that MH said only that AJ had got into a light coloured van.
I doubt a 7 year old child would immediately say it was LHD or even say that AJ got into the drivers side.
So at that point, all CJ knows is that her child has possibly been taken away by a stranger - she calls the police, neighbours are alerted to search the immediate neighbourhood, and CJ calls her friend, AJs godmother.
Then the police arrive and they question MH and elicit more info from her, to the effect that AJ got into the drivers side of the van ( as she called it ) and from this the police perhaps raise the question of LHD vehicle and at this point, CJ and others say that could be MBs Discovery.
After this, they may very well have phoned MB, if anyone had a mobile number for him, but, if he is the guilty party, then I think its very unlikely he would be answering his phone.
Also, as has been said, he had moved very recently, so it is reasonable to assume that no one in the immediate CJ family circle or close neighbours actually knew where he was living.
With regard to your point about the judge talking of * children* testifying....I took this to mean that all the children who had been playing out with AJ on that night would be asked to testify. Might be only a few questions, but would help to give a picture of exactly where they were playing, who went home when etc....