Best explanation I have seen so far-Thank you.
From the video I’ve seen the body appeared to have been caught underneath the fallen tree. It also discounts the ‘dumping’ site theory IMO, as she would have been more visible from the path. The divers were in the water, about chest level to retrieve the body as they could not reach her from the edge.
Thank you.
What is your theory?
No not at all suggesting that and not credible at all. I don’t think I did suggest that!
Because the death has been the subject of a police investigation and LE have considered it non-suspicious there has been a coroner's non-forensic post mortem which has been completed. However the coroner referred it to a Home Office Registered Forensic Pathologist (HORFP) which is a matter of protocol if the PM is inconclusive and suspicious death cannot be ruled out. A HO referral gets involved in homicide/suspected homicide cases, but that is not a foregone conclusion. However the inquest did take the highly unusual step of ruling that LE have been directed not to discuss the case and the hearing has been adjourned to June
It hasn't been concluded there was no foul play. The coroner has referred the case to the Home Office for forensic investigation for that reason, to rule in or rule out a suspicious death or homicide
My take on it is that given the controversy and rampant speculation, they are covering all the bases - so they can say they have been as thorough as possible. In the circumstances, I'm not surprised that LE has been asked not to comment. Even more so as they are under investigation. JMO
I think we need to agree to disagree. No doubt one of us will be right.
Yes I think that is a very fair assumption, and everyone would expect that no stone is left unturned to bring this to a conclusion. There will be an awful lot going on behind the scenes as we speak which may not surface for some time yet
I'm not sure what we're agreeing or disagreeing on but the ongoing forensic investigation should put everyone straight once and for all on what happened to poor Nicola that day IMO
Surely the divers must have searched the area of the fallen tree very carefully - if not they didn't do their job properly.
I wonder why PF mentioned Whisky bottles in particular (as opposed to other types of alcohol)?
Well stated. I continue to be baffled by the number of people who simply don't seem to have observed this phenomenon, which happens on a regular basis. Especially those whom live in an area well served by rivers, so that there is almost always a current missing person, who will, sadly, be sighted in those rivers after a period of time. Even a police civilian worker remarked to me the other day 'how could the police underwater search team have missed it'. And this was someone who works in a locality full of rivers and canals, and has worked for the same force for many years.
He has probably found that whisky is the most commonly used strong alcohol
Although it's the common theory that she drowned, the actual cause of death has not yet been confirmed and speculation continues until an official announcement is made. No one knows how long she had been in the reeds, whether she had drifted there or was placed there after LE announced they'd stepped down the river search a couple of days previously. The spot where she was found is the closest point to the road with a layby right opposite so it's heightened the speculation JMO
