Hey no problem at all, I am happy to try and assist as best i can
Firstly, taking the Murder out of the equation for just one moment, let me say that RAPE is the most difficult case to prove and the most difficult to disprove because as others have said, he will likely say it was consensual and even with a living victim ( I’m so sorry to have to write it that way ), it’s difficult enough but this young woman is not even able to speak for herself and tell her own account of what happened.
Moving onto custody times , it’s 24 hours in police custody with reviews by an Inspector or above , 3 times in those 24. You can be authorised up to 36 hours but that has to be authorised by an officer of the rank of Superintendent or above . At 36 hours you need to consider if you are able to charge and either release or remand in custody or if you need more time to secure abs preserve evidence by questioning . If this is the case abs there are evidential trails that must be followed before the evidence is destroyed or disappears or alibis be proven before witnesses can be approached or witnesses still to be spoken to then you can ask for an extension on the custody clock but this has to be done in a magistrates court before the magistrate. You have to succeed in your explanation to the magistrate as to why you need to complete these actions now and potentially go against the suspects human rights by detaining them so the magistrate has to be satisfied that a custody extension is legal, justified and necessary and proportionate to what is hoping to be achieved. You then have to explain possible times it will take to complete these actions because the magistrate will not give you the full 96 hours maximum detention unless they are 100% satisfied that they are required , even if they grant for example 90 hours if they feel it’s what the enquiries and further questioning will take . But often they realise that it’s a serious offence and the full 96 are required but once that’s all been used up then it’s charge or release . Hope that helps
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