GUILTY UK - Jayden Parkinson, 17, Oxfordshire, 3 Dec 2013

[zwiebel]

Another local article about the funeral. So sad. Rest in peace Jayden

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10997504.Emotional_goodbye_to_teenager_Jayden_Parkinson/?ref=mry

 

[sar2them1984]

RIP young lady. May justice be done!

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[Ellmau]

There's been another arrest: a 48 y.o. woman from Didcot, for attempting to pervert the course of justice:

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/third-person-arrested-connection-jayden-6743429

I'm guessing a relative of the other two.

 

[zwiebel]

I'm guessing that too. I despair really, about any adult who could pervert justice in the horrific murder of a young girl.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26336365

ETA: She's been released on bail now.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-arrested-jayden-parkinson-murder-6746938

 

[Sunrisenow]

Jayden Parkinson: Police reveal teenager found buried in disturbed grave was killed by 'pressure to the neck'

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jayden-parkinson-police-reveal-teenager-3207322

 

[Ellmau]

The woman arrested has been released without charge:

http://www.getreading.co.uk/incoming/pupils-jayden-parkinsons-former-school-6784341

The main story linked is to pupils at Jayden's school raising money for a charity her family is setting up to support women facing domestic abuse.

 

[Ellmau]

Sorry to double post:

The churchyard where poor Jayden's body was found has been rededicated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-26586430

BB and the boy are due to appear in court tomorrow. The 17 yo is being accused of helping to dispose of the body and other evidence.

 

[Ellmau]

BB pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter; the prosecution was not convinced and is still charging him with murder. The accomplice is pleading not guilty to disposing of Jayden's clothes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26609932

 

[zwiebel]

Ben Blakeley, charged with murder, and the 17 yr old, (charged with obstructing the course of justice) are due to stand trial June 16th, 2014.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-admits-killing-teenage-girlfriend-3252283

ETA: Mirror is stating straight out Jayden had been strangled here.

 

[zwiebel]

A 23 year old man has been arrested following the court appearance of Ben Blakeley, who is charged with murdering Jayden. Looks like there has been trouble.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/NEWS/11088754.Arrest_following_Jayden_Parkinson_court_hearing/

 

[zwiebel]

Ben Blakeley. Charming.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/16/jayden-parkinson-man-charged-with-murder_n_4451182.html

 

[zwiebel]

The 23 year old man arrested has been charged with making threats in the public gallery in court, where Blakeley appeared, and also for another 'public order offence' later that evening in Craven Way, Didcot.

http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/regional/man-held-over-court-room-threats-1-5948352

 

[zwiebel]

I'm puzzled how Blakeley can admit to strangling Jayden, but deny murder and hope to be found guilty only of manslaughter. I'll have to look up what constitutes manslaughter.

I'm surprised he isn't facing additional charges on interfering with a body - two actually, because he disturbed someone else's grave when allegedly burying poor Jayden.

 

[Cherwell]

I'm puzzled how Blakeley can admit to strangling Jayden, but deny murder and hope to be found guilty only of manslaughter. I'll have to look up what constitutes manslaughter.

I'm surprised he isn't facing additional charges on interfering with a body - two actually, because he disturbed someone else's grave when allegedly burying poor Jayden.

He will probably claim that he didn't intend to kill her, that he had his hands round her neck for whatever reason, and "she suddenly went limp". Vincent Tabak tried this defence in the Joanna Yeates case.

I have heard that BB put Jayden into his own grandfather's grave, but don't know if that's true.

 

[Ellmau]

The latest person arrested has been named as Ryan McCann. I guess he's a friend of BB; he has a history of assault charges. What a jerk.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11...ourt_hearing_in_Jayden_Parkinson_case/?ref=mr

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8442253.Scales_of_Justice/

 

[zwiebel]

Ah, Blakeley is facing additional charges of perverting the course of justice. I suppose the burial of Jayden's body in the grave comes under those charges. He admits to that.

I've seen rumours it was Blakeley's relative's grave too. If it's true, it's very strange and disturbing. Unless that grave was only recent, and he chose it knowing it would be easy to get into. I guess the churchwarden or vicar noticed it first. That must have been so dreadful, finding the grave redug and it slowly dawning it might be related to a missing girl from the area......even worse if one of Blakeley's own relatives saw it first, and knew he knew her.

To be honest, this case has always sounded like straight up murder to me, but we will see.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26658223

 

[zwiebel]

There is an investigation going on into how Jayden's missing person's report was initially handled by Thames Valley Police. That'll take forever I suppose. I didn't realize there had been a problem.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jayden-parkinson-police-reveal-teenager-3207322

 

[zwiebel]

I was trying to make a little timeline to see how the search progressed. And here in 2005 I found the entire family of on an 8-year old Jayden Parkinson having to flee their home after threats from a teenage gang.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2005/05/05/6557233.Family_forced_out_of_village_after_threats/

 

[zwiebel]

I made a little timeline to try and work out what was done to find Jayden after she went missing and where a possible problem occured.

Dec 3rd. Jayden leaves the hostel where she had been living for about a month (since leaving her parent's home) and fails to return

The first public police and media reports don't seem to appear until a full week later. I believe this may be the cause of the police complaints commission investigation into the handling of the case.

Dec 8th/9th. Man is seen dragging heavy suitcase across fields in Didcot, but it doesn't appear to have been reported, or if it was, police didn't immediately link it to Jayden's disappearance. I can't find any reports of this incident anywhere until days later.

Dec 10th. Police appeal for public's help.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10868210.Police_appeal_for_help_to_find_missing_Jayden_Parkinson/

Dec 12th police appeal is listed as 'Update 1'.
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/n...s/newsevents-pressreleases-item.htm?id=269589

(Note: I can't find any earlier, original report at police site above for Jayden being missing, although they go back to November last year. Here's the list of missing people alerts if anyone wants to check.)
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/n...nth=&fromYear=&toDay=&toMonth=&toYear=&page=3

Dec 12th. Police issue an appeal for help. Say they're increasingly concerned but believe Jayden could still be in the area.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10871120.Police_issue_appeal_for_missing_teenager/

Dec 11th. Twitter from child alerts UK talking about a police appeal on FB, but it's no longer there.
https://mobile.twitter.com/childalertsuk/status/410763233054969856?screen_name=childalertsuk

Dec 13th. Police issue update to press conference previously.
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/n...s/newsevents-pressreleases-item.htm?id=269709

Dec 13th. 'You're not in trouble. We just want to hear from you'.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10874997.You_re_not_in_trouble__We_just_want_to_hear_from_you/
Arrest also made on this date.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive...g_disappearance_of_teenager_Jayden_Parkinson/

Dec 14th. Police confirm it's now a murder hunt.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/news/10877958.Missing_teen_murder_hunt_launched/

Dec 15th. Areas in Didcot cordoned off.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10...__significant__search_area_in_Didcot___Audio/

Dec 18th/19th. Jayden's body found in Didcot graveyard.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10886523.JAYDEN_PARKINSON__Father_pays_tribute_as_body_is_found/

ETA: I see I have managed to get my Dec 11th/12th links out of chronological order. Sorry.

 

[sar2them1984]

Such a shame

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...attack-days-alleged-killers-murder-trial.html

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