Hi everybody - I've been reading this forum with interest for the last week or so and I've been very impressed with how civilised it is compared to at least one other I frequent!
Anyway I've now registered and here's my thoughts for what they're worth. I believe that assuming the DUA actually did go away between 20 Dec and a couple of days ago, this is the reason the LE have appeared to do not very much during that time, as they were suspicious of him from early on but had no evidence, so they were forced to wait until he returned - as without anything other than suspicions, any warrant to extradite him would most likely have failed. They wasted no time once he had come back to the UK to arrest him, which they may have had to do in order to get a DNA sample which would otherwise have been refused - the results of which would take a couple of days to come back - maybe not until last night or this morning presumably?
However my own suspicions are still about GR. I still can't get out of my mind speculating about the missing 4 hours after he returned home on the Sunday night. What was he up to during that time? All the signs should have alerted him immediately - the cat, bag, keys, phone, half-drunk cider and possibly the missing bag/case. If her parents noticed something badly wrong straightaway then why didn't he? If he really is innocent then he should at the very least be ashamed that he didn't take quicker action than he did - IMO of course.
No, my theory - as I say for what it's worth, which could be absolutely nothing! Maybe he left for Sheffield around 7 as he stated, but for some genuine reason he went back - maybe he'd forgotten something, or the car started playing up and the weather worsened.....whatever, it's not important. But all this hassle would surely have caused a great deal of stress and irritation. Maybe he got home just as Jo got in, helped her settle in, and as she took off her boots he poured her a drink and unpacked the pizza ready to get it in the oven before he set off back out - all the time Jo cheerfully chatting about her evening so far, including mentioning that she'd texted MW - and just maybe he flipped, this being the last straw in a stressful day - he'd struggled to get the car going in the first place, he'd had a frustrating start to his journey, which he'd had to make on his own anyway.....and here she was without a care in the world, trying to arrange a cosy evening with another guy.......well maybe he just flipped, and seconds later there she was, unconscious. Well the rest is just more speculation on my part and I've probably waffled on enough for now!
