Deceased/Not Found UK - Bernadette Walker, 17, left parent's car, Peterborough, 21 Jul 2020 *Arrests*

[Alyce]

During the hearing before Judge Sean Enright,
Mitchell Cohen was named as the defence counsel for Scott Walker and Harry Bentley for Sarah Walker.

There were no bail applications made on behalf of Scott Walker.


Parents accused of murdering Cambs teen make first appearance at Crown Court

 

[Alyce]

It was confirmed the deceased is the daughter of the defendants


Parents accused of murdering Cambs teen make first appearance at Crown Court

 

[Alyce]

this is from an early report - July 27



Bernadette Walker has been missing from her home since July 19, after jumping out of her parent's car in Skater's Avenue, Walton.



Peterborough missing girl Bernadette Walker still not home - PeterboroughMatters.co.uk

 

[chimpface]

It was confirmed the deceased is the daughter of the defendants


Parents accused of murdering Cambs teen make first appearance at Crown Court



Interesting

Why? Did I miss something?

 

[Alyce]

Dates change again


Bernadette Walker, 17, jumped out of her parent's car in Skater's Avenue, Walton on Saturday and was was reported missing on Monday, her mum explained.


Saturday was 18th, not 19th as per July 27 report

Latest reports ( September ) said they reported her missing on Tuesday 21st

so seems there was some confusion with dates early in the investigation


Bernadette Walker, 17, missing from Peterborough - PeterboroughMatters.co.uk

 

[Officer Dibble]

What a mess. Poor Bernadette.

 

[Ellmau]

Bernadette Walker hasn't been seen for months

It could just mean since July, which is two months ago.

 

[dunkley]

There is an underwater search team in the rural area that was being searched yesterday. Just sayin'

 

[Rosegold68]

Murdered by joint enterprise?

so how? Confused a bit by this

 

[Sarahlou]

Murdered by joint enterprise?

so how? Confused a bit by this

Joint enterprise is where someone can be jointly convicted of a crime committed by someone else. So possibly one of the parents killed her and the other went along with it.

 

[Ellmau]

Joint enterprise is where someone can be jointly convicted of a crime committed by someone else. So possibly one of the parents killed her and the other went along with it.

Which tbh was always the most likely explanation of this horrible case.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Has it been reported when she was last seen before the supposed jumping from a car?

 

[Tortoise]

Officers have been searching an area of open land criss-crossed by farm tracks and waterways around Cowbit near Spalding, Linconishire, roughly ten miles north of Bernadette's home.

Police are expected to spend up to several weeks carrying out searches across a wide area stretching several miles.

[...]

Ms Walker who works as a care assistant at a home for the elderly is a mother-of-ten who gave birth to her last child, a baby girl, in June this year.

Mother accused of murdering her daughter Bernadette Walker, 17, weeps in court | Daily Mail Online

Article also states that police are searching the River Welland at Cowbit, Lincs.

 

[Ruthbullock]

Officers have been searching an area of open land criss-crossed by farm tracks and waterways around Cowbit near Spalding, Linconishire, roughly ten miles north of Bernadette's home.

Police are expected to spend up to several weeks carrying out searches across a wide area stretching several miles.

[...]

Ms Walker who works as a care assistant at a home for the elderly is a mother-of-ten who gave birth to her last child, a baby girl, in June this year.

Mother accused of murdering her daughter Bernadette Walker, 17, weeps in court | Daily Mail Online

Article also states that police are searching the River Welland at Cowbit, Lincs.

Maybe the poster who joked that they should have said eight children instead of nine, was correct. There were 10 children, now there are nine. Or perhaps she had 10 children as stated in the article, but together they had 9.

 

[miss-scarlett23]

Murdered by joint enterprise?

so how? Confused a bit by this

In layman's terms, it means someone can be jointly charged/convicted of the crime of another individual, if it's decided they foresaw that the other person was likely to commit the crime.

 

[Ruthbullock]

If the tears during the court case were from remorse, why has SW not confessed where the body is? That bit doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[Sarahlou]

If the tears during the court case were from remorse, why has SW not confessed where the body is? That bit doesn’t make sense to me.

Maybe she's just sad for herself. Realising they haven't got away with it. The end of life as they know it. It's hard to fathom though I know.

 

[Ruthbullock]

Bernadette Walker murder investigation: Timeline of events
interesting timeline- didn’t realise dad was arrested day before mum was, and that the paper felt it relevant to include that he was BWs dad.

 

[Lola68]

Could the baby be Bernadette's? She threatens to tell of abuse so he decides to silence her, mum goes along with it because she loves him and/or doesn't want to break up rest of the family

 

[esthome]

Could the baby be Bernadette's? She threatens to tell of abuse so he decides to silence her, mum goes along with it because she loves him and/or doesn't want to break up rest of the family

Yes but wouldn’t someone have reported to the media by now about seeing Bernadette pregnant recently and not seeing Sarah recently pregnant?! I think this would be more likely perhaps, if he was her step dad.