badhorsie
Mouth operational, brain elsewhere...
Welcome Madelaine :welcome:
Hi there Madalaine. I don't think Gran has contradicted her statement; I think it's more likely inaccurate reporting, of which there seems to be a lot of in this case.Has gran contradicted earlier statement to police by now revealing she never saw Tia on Thursday or Friday? If she has why are family apparently not upset by this behaviour- it makes it sound as if she has been misleading police until now
No one knows for sure who saw her on Friday. The mum said an 'independent' witness had seen Tia leaving the house around midday on Friday (alone) which contradicts Hazell's story that he walked her to the tram stop. Nothing's been mentioned as far as I know about whether Tia called her mum on Thursday night, but I assume if she had, we'd have heard something by now. At the moment, if you exclude the witness who claims to have seen Tia leave the house 'relaxed and happy' on the Friday - then the only person who saw her from Thursday afternoon onwards was Hazell. No news about that evening at all yet, although one of the relatives said Hazell would make a statement later.No one is clearing up any of the vague things- who said they saw her on Friday and how reliable is that account? Did SH really say he walked her to tram station or could his family have misinterpreted him saying he met her at the tram station on Thursday (just wondering this)? Did gran see her at all? What is Tia supposed to have done on Thursday evening and with whom? Did she speak to her mum on the phone on Thursday evening? Are we deliberately not being given a clear outline?
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-08-09/...s-grandmothers-partner-begs-her-to-come-home/
Tia's Step granddad has recored interview with ITV
I've just watched the interview with SH the "step-grandad" on itv: http://www.itv.com/news/2012-08-09/...s-grandmothers-partner-begs-her-to-come-home/
Honestly, I don't know what to say. None of that interview felt right. There was an incredibly long rambling list of all the domestic chores he was doing when Tia was talking to him which prevented him for remembering anything she said. First he did some hoovering in the lounge, then he did some washing up, then he went back to the hoovering and even had a *advertiser censored* break in between but so engulfed in these activities was he that he was completely unable to comprehend what a 12 year old girl was saying to him.
His emotions were all over the place as was his story. It was a good thing Tia's Uncle was sat next to him helping him to keep his story straight. If anybody can work out the timeline for their alleged searches at the funfair and at Natalie's I would love to know. At one point he talks about the half past one bus??????
Did this interview make sense to anyone else? Am I overly harsh and cynical in suspecting the whole family are involved in some Shannon Matthews type caper?
I still remain bamboozled as to why the Mum won't do any publicity for her missing daughter.
Am I overly harsh and cynical in suspecting the whole family are involved in some Shannon Matthews type caper?
I still remain bamboozled as to why the Mum won't do any publicity for her missing daughter.