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what an idiot he was....and all this sadness and fear for what.....
I had followed that closely and an arrest at 6 am corresponded to the times they were given extra time to question him. I even said earlier that by my calculation the first extension granted by a magistrate would end at midnight, so I expected an announcement near that time: charged, released or more time to question him. It was announced he was charged just before midnight.ok no worries, but it wasnt just the telegraph, it was other papers too, im sure someone if they want to can add up the hours from either 2 or 6am till now and work out which fits with the allowed time a suspect is allowed to be questioned before release or charge, moot now anyway
what an idiot he was....and all this sadness and fear for what.....
i thought the parents were told at 6am of the arrest, if true, then above can't be true, besides, the telegraph and other papers mentioned 2am
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...d-not-know-Vincent-Tabak-says-her-father.html
ETA: The parents were told at 6am an arrest had been made
We know as much as you do. Police informed us at 6am this morning that someone had been arrested on suspicion of Jos murder, and their age.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news...architect/article-3129181-detail/article.html
eta 2 - people shouldn't post things as fact when they don't have the facts IMO and if they do should link
Just heard the news that they have charged VT.
One thing which I find odd is that if it was him, why he went to Holland then retuned back to Bristol? I know all people act differently but surely if it is him then returning to the area was a HUGE risk? Is it a certainty that he did go back to Holland or is this media speculation ? Why would the police have let him leave the country, seeing as they stated all along that they believe the perp to have been someone know to Jo? A neighbour fits all the bills of knowing she was alone that night etc...
I guess we will have to wait for the evidence to come to light before we have all the answers. I just hope for the sake of everybody involved in the case the LE have substantial enough evidence for this to finally be closed.
Can someone explain to me what happens next? I'm based in the UK but don't tend to follow trials closely.
He has to appear in court on Monday, but this is just to confirm the charge...this is where the media normally report something along the lines of "he spoke only to confirm his name".
How long might we expect to wait for a trial? Months I presume?
I do not know for sure because I am not familiar with the English law, but I think that 6 am is the earliest they can arrest someone at their home, unless something bad is happening in the house and they have to get inside.In these circumstances the police usually ask the family what they wish to be told and when they wish to be told it. Jo's parents may have specified they wanted to be told everything as soon as it happens, or they may have said they only wanted to be informed of *advertiser censored* immediately and anything else from 6am...6am perhaps being the earliest they chose to be woken up with certain news about the case.
If he was arrested sooner then that would explain why the parents were told at 6am.
Yes, I think a year or two, and even possibly three in some very complex cases. If they already have sufficient evidence and a confession, it should go faster. If they need many experts to be involved, it will be longer.The actual trial is probably a year, perhaps a little longer away.
I do not know for sure because I am not familiar with the English law, but I think that 6 am is the earliest they can arrest someone at their home, unless something bad is happening in the house and they have to get inside.
just tried to read the news of the world and apparently you have to pay/subscribe now? is this a new thing?
I don't know. But now he's been charged and knows that's breaking news around the world, he'll undoubtedly appreciate the gravity of his situation.
He'll know his family and his girlfriend and her family, his colleagues and friends etc. have all heard the news by now. The hope of preventing that might have motivated him to deny in the hope this would all go away. But now such hopes are dashed forever, he might elect to confess. If so, it might not need to go to trial ? He might want to spare people a drawn out ordeal
I wonder how he felt when he saw his 65 year old LL being arrested, villified as a murderer and his reputation left in tatters. Still branded as a suspect and kept on bail, and all the time knowing he was innocent. If the LL had been charged with Joanna's murder would he have kept quiet and let him take the rap.
I wonder how he felt when he saw his 65 year old LL being arrested, villified as a murderer and his reputation left in tatters. Still branded as a suspect and kept on bail, and all the time knowing he was innocent. If the LL had been charged with Joanna's murder would he have kept quiet and let him take the rap.