‘I texted Jo back but got no reply’
AN agonised pal sent a final text by murdered Joanna Yeates revealed last night that he replied - but never heard from her again.
Their mobile exchange is a crucial lead, because it could give cops an accurate idea of the time she was strangled.
Matthew Wood got Jo's message inviting him for a drink at 8.20pm on Friday, December 17.
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Science graduate Matthew is a friend of Jo's brother Christopher. Both went to £10,000-a-year King Edward VI school in Southampton.
He has lived in Bristol ten years and met Jo a few times after she moved to the city two years ago and knew few people there.
They had not seen each other for about 18 months. It is believed Jo thought Matthew still lived in the Clifton area. But he had recently moved across the city.
He said: "We had been friends on Facebook and had an email exchange and were planning on meeting again at some stage.
"She obviously left her Christmas party early and probably wanted another drink with someone on the way home. But I couldn't go. I wish I had.
"I've been in touch with the family since the news about Jo. It's very sad and I'm upset about it.
"I'd have been out on a Friday night anyway. Whoever did it probably had their eye on her, so it may not have changed anything."