Identified! UK - Perranporth, WhtMale, 50-70, on the beach, Feb'14 - Alan Jeal

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[video=youtube;A9vyK4P3F-0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9vyK4P3F-0[/video]

 

[dotr]

Have LE asked the people seen in cctv video if they noticed anything unusual?
Have they located the person @ 0.25 and the one @ 0.55 mark?

 

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"Police have also released a series of photographs of objects found near Mr Jeal's body on the beach.

A Regatta jacket, a wallet and a photograph of a young boy were discovered a day after Mr Jeal's body was found and are believed to have belonged to him.

The photograph, dated 13 April 1952, is thought to show Mr Jeal in the family home when he was two years old.

It is not known whether a rucksack and woolly hat are linked to him."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lived-not-reported-missing.html#ixzz2vIV2SGs5
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[gregjrichards]

As I mentioned on the other thread I hope the police are investigating who would benefit financially from his estate after death, or if he owed anyone any money, or was he involved in anything illegal like drugs. Hopefully people will know if he had any enemies.

 

[Ellmau]

He was found with a sock in his mouth. Injuries "inconsistent with drowning and not easily explained", but they haven't ruled out suicide or accident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-26577107

 

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bbm.

“We would also to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the discovery of his body on the beach on Tuesday 25 February and may have recorded the incident on their camera or mobile phone.”

The CCTV footage places Mr Jeal in Truro city centre on the night of February 24.

It was believed he got the number 594 bus from Wadebridge to Lemon Quay in Truro, arriving at the bus station at 6.14pm.

He was seen walking towards the public toilets at The Leats, and last seen at 6.36pm in Boscawen Street.

Officers are trying to find outwhere Mr Jeal went after that and how he got to Perranporth

DCI Dave Thorne, said: “We are keen to speak to anyone who saw Alan on Monday 24 February, whether walking, on public transport or in a car.

“We have traced his movements up until 6.36pm in Truro city centre but we need the public’s help in establishing where he went after that.”



Read more: http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Perranp...tory-20811446-detail/story.html#ixzz2w3nBHK1s

 

[Ragamuffin]

No mention of the money he withdrew at midnight, whether it was found?

I wonder if some romantic encounter which required a token of affection might have gone awry? No disrespect intended to Mr Jeal or his family.

 

[Legally Bland]

The inquest is due to begin at 10am

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[FONT=&amp]Alan Jeal was wearing only socks and one walking shoe, and also had multiple injuries which could not be explained.

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[FONT=&amp]Grim discovery

The grim discovery sparked much speculation, including a theory that Mr Jeal died as a result of indulging in an act of auto-eroticism which involved putting the sock in his mouth.

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[FONT=&amp]The hearing begins

This is Mike Smallcombe, reporter for Cornwall Live.
I’m at City Hall in Truro, where an inquest into the death of Alan Jeal is taking place.
Senior coroner for Cornwall, Dr Emma Carlyon, is currently reading out a list of the individuals who will give evidence at the hearing.

10:39
Mr Jeal had alcohol in his system

The inquest heard from a toxicologist, who confirmed that Mr Jeal had 151 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his system at the time of his death, nearly twice the drink-drive limit.

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[FONT=&amp]Statement from Alan Jeal's brother

A statement from Mr Jeal’s brother, Derek, was read out by Dr Carlyon. In the statement Mr Jeal described how he, Alan and their sister Linda were adopted. Alan was born in Kennington, London, but grew up in Cornwall, attending Bodmin Grammar School. His parents lived in St Minver.
He lived a solitary life in Wadebridge, where he moved in 2004 after selling his property in Polzeath.
Through his adult life he worked as a lab technician at the Glynn Research Institute in Bodmin, before working as an electrician in the Camel Estuary area. He retired in 2002/2003.
“Alan lived to surf and was a surf type,” brother Derek said in a statement given in 2014. “He lived a casual and relaxed lifestyle. He was a reclusive type with only a small circle of friends. He was interested in surfing and photography. We are shocked and deeply saddened by Alan’s death and we are desperate for answers. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to hurt Alan, let alone kill him.”

Derek first became aware of his brother’s death after seeing an appeal and a photo of Alan on the news.
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[FONT=&amp]Off-duty police officer describes finding the body

An off-duty police officer was walking on Perranporth beach with his wife at around 2pm on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 25, 2014, when they found Mr Jeal’s body.
It was located around 30 metres directly in front of the Watering Hole bar.
In a statement, the officer said the couple initially saw a shape at the water’s edge and joked that it looked like a body.
“I didn’t believe it was a body, I thought it was probably a couple of plastic containers,” he said.

His wife walked closer and shouted to her husband that it was indeed a body.
He added: “It was an adult male who had his face down in the sand. He was naked apart from a trainer. The incoming tide was washing up around the body. I could see a small amount of blood in the sea water next to the head. I noticed a cord (headphones) hanging down the man’s torso.”
The off-duty officer called 999 and arranged for the body to be covered and moved due to concerns it would wash into the sea with the tide.
Mr Jeal was declared deceased at the scene by paramedics and the beach was closed off, before the body was removed and taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.

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[/FONT][FONT=&amp]A number of items were discovered on the beach

Mr Jeal was found wearing only two socks and one walking shoe.
A set of white Apple iPhone/iPod-style headphones were found inside his mouth, as well as a rolled-up sock. The headphones were looped around the back of the sock, and were trailing out of his mouth.
A navy Regatta jacket was found near his body. Inside the jacket pocket was Mr Jeal’s wallet, containing a photograph of himself as a two-year-old boy.

It is not known if a rucksack and woolly hat, also found on the beach nearby, are linked to Mr Jeal.

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[FONT=&amp]Break

There will be a short break before we hear from a pathologist via video link.

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[FONT=&amp]Alan Jeal is likely to have fallen from height

Dr Amanda Jeffery, a forensic pathologist, carried out the post-mortem examination on Mr Jeal.
Speaking via video link, she described how Mr Jeal had suffered “significant” injuries to his chest, torso, spine, head and brain.
While Dr Jeffery said she couldn’t completely exclude a scenario where Mr Jeal suffered the injuries while lying in the water, she said they were much more likely to have been sustained as a result of a fall from height.
There was also an unexplained wound on the palm of his hand, which resembled a cut. Dr Jeffery said the injury could have been caused by a sharp object in the sea but she could not rule out contact with a knife, although they were no other possible stab wounds.
Other features found significantly support drowning, including heavily waterlogged lungs. Water could easily have bypassed the sock in Mr Jeal’s mouth, she said.
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[FONT=&amp]Dr Jeffrey speaks about the "concerning" sock in the mouth

Dr Jeffrey then addressed the unusual find of a sock in Mr Jeal’s mouth.
“The unusual aspect was the presence of a sock blocking the back of the throat, with a set of headphones looped behind the sock,” she said. “The sock was partly clenched between the teeth.
“The sock matched socks found in his home, which supports the possibility that they were his own. It causes a degree of concern, it might be entirely innocent but we simply cannot say.
“It is clear the sock was purposefully stuffed in his mouth. It would be a rather unusual thing to do to one self, I’m not aware of this being a recommended practice of taking your own life.
“It is possible the headphones were inadvertently dragged into the mouth at the same time the sock was inserted. So it would suggest the sock was inserted in a hurried manner.”
Dr Jeffery also did not rule out the possibility that the sock was used as a sexual practice, erotic asphyxiation, where people intentionally restrict the flow of oxygen to the brain for the purposes of sexual arousal.

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[FONT=&amp]Alan Jeal could have worn weighted clothing

Dr Jeffery added that Mr Jeal was nearly twice the drink-drive limit, although the effects of this on his state of mind are unclear.
Dr Jeffery addressed Mr Jeal’s purchase of a 10kg weighted training vest and 2kg ankle weights shortly before his death, which have never been located.
It is possible the vest was worn and then washed off Mr Jeal’s body, she said.
But there is no evidence that Mr Jeal wore any of these items at the time of his death.
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[FONT=&amp]Alan Jeal most likely died after falling from height and then drowning

Dr Jeffery concluded that Mr Jeal died as a result of drowning, in addition to the significant injuries suffered.

“The most likely scenario is that the injuries were caused by a fall from height, and drowning then occurred in the water,” she said.
“He died partially as a result of head and chest injuries as well as the drowning process.
“It is possible that this represents a very unusual suicide, although I cannot exclude the possibility that another person was involved in his death.”
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[CoverMeCagney]

Thanks, LB. Any idea why this has taken 4 years to come to inquest?!

 

[Legally Bland]

I assume the inquest has taken so long because it was deemed a suspicious death. but not really sure.
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[FONT=&amp]Body was not on the beach on the morning of the discovery

A witness who worked at the Watering Hole bar on Perranporth beach did not see Mr Jeal’s body on the morning of the discovery. He said he would definitely have seen it, meaning it must have come in with the tide later that day before being found at 2pm.
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[FONT=&amp]Expert describes where he believes Mr Jeal entered the water

Matthew Pavitt, of HM Coastguard, is explaining where he believes Mr Jeal entered the water.
Mr Jeal spent a lot of time in Perranporth as a young man, and had fond memories of the place.
“I think it’s difficult to say [exactly where he went in the water],” Mr Pavitt said. “But I don’t think it would have been further north than the Haven Holiday camp (Perran Sands), or further south than Droskyn Point.”
Mr Pavitt added that in his experience, it is not unusual for people wishing to end their own lives to use objects in their mouth to conceal distressing sounds.
“[People do it] to stop people from hearing what’s gone on, not wanting to people to hear screams or involuntary noises,” he said.
He added that male adults often go to a place of historical significance to them to end their lives.

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[FONT=&amp]CCTV of Alan Jeal's last movements

Investigating officer Detective Inspector Steve Hambly is giving evidence.
He is currently showing the court a clip of Alan movements in the last day of his life.
The clip is expected to run for 30 minutes.
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[FONT=&amp]Detective describes odd discoveries related to Mr Jeal

The CCTV clip has finished, and Detective Inspector Steve Hambly is continuing to give his evidence.

DI Hambly confirmed that a 999 call was made at 1.59pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
Mr Jeal was declared deceased by paramedics at 2.37pm.
He was only identified a week later as a result of the public appeal. Family members rang police giving Mr Jeal’s name after seeing an artist’s impression.
“We conducted extensive searches along the coast and those searches extended from Holywell all the way to St Agnes,” DI Hambly said.
“We were looking for Alan’s clothes. We found all sorts of bit and pieces.”
A navy Regatta jacket was found near his body. Inside the jacket pocket was Mr Jeal’s wallet, containing a photograph of himself as a two-year-old boy, and £95 in cash. A wet £10 note was found in the other pocket.
A blue Quiksilver rucksack and woolly hat were also found on the beach nearby. The rucksack was likely to have belonged to Mr Jeal, as it was established by police that it was purchased from a surf shop in his hometown of Wadebridge.
The rucksack was largely empty apart from loose plasters, a pen and oddly, a bag full of dog faeces. Mr Jeal did not own a dog, DI Hambly said.
A walking shoe was later found in a cave south of Perranporth beach. DI Hambly said he is “sure” the shoe belonged to Mr Jeal, as it was the same make, size and colour as the shoe Mr Jeal was wearing when his body was discovered.
The rest of the clothing he was wearing in the last hours of his life, including a light blue raincoat, was never recovered.
Police were also unable to locate some of Mr Jeal’s other belongings, including a Barclays Bank current account card used to withdraw the £100 in cash found in the jacket.
Mr Jeal wasn’t working or claiming benefits and made few purchases, other than the odd bottle of wine.
In the last weeks of his life he purchased a 10kg weighted training vest and 2kg ankle weights from Amazon, which were never located.
It is unclear why Mr Jeal bought the training equipment, but he was not known to have exercised.

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[FONT=&amp]Alan Jeal barely spoke to anyone

Detectives were unable to find any individuals with whom Mr Jeal had social interaction in the last months of his life.
DI Hambly said: “We carried out inquiries trying to find out with whom Alan was associated. I have to say, we’ve not been able to find anyone who would fit that mould.
“His last known social interaction was around New Year 2014. That is the only person who Alan had any social interaction with [in the last few months of his life].”
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[FONT=&amp]Detective speaks about sex rumours

One theory around Mr Jeal’s death was that he died as a result of indulging in an act of auto-eroticism, which involved putting the sock in his mouth.

Parts of the dunes at Perranporth are understood to have been used as a nudist site and a place where gay men go to have sex, although police had no evidence that Mr Jeal was gay.
DI Hambly played down the theory.
“We have no reason to believe Alan ever visited Perranporth for that reason or that he had an interest in nudism.
“We’re also talking 10.30pm on a Tuesday night in February. It’s something we’ve looked at, but not something that’s come out with too many legs.”
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[FONT=&amp]Detective remains open-minded

DI Hambly called it a “very unusual case” and said there are still unanswered questions.
He said he remains open-minded as to what happened and cannot rule out suicide, an accidental death or the involvement of others, including murder.
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[FONT=&amp]Coroner returns her conclusion

Senior coroner for Cornwall Dr Emma Carlyon has returned an open conclusion.
She said: “I find it is not possible to exclude an intentional death, an accidental death or the involvement of others.
“I return an open conclusion.”
Dr Carlyon added that she accepts the pathologist’s evidence as to the cause of death, which is drowning with the added background of significant chest and head injuries.

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[YaYa_521]

Cornwall's most mysterious unsolved cases of the decade

• 06:00, 4 JAN 2020

Missing person enquiries are always disturbing, even more so when the police are unable to get to the bottom of them and there remain more questions than answers.

In some cases bodies are never discovered, leaving relatives to wonder if their loved ones are still alive. There have also been cases where police found a body, but were unable to rule out foul play.

The incidents stumped police — leaving questions that lingered for years afterward, as years passed without a police arrest or any trace of a body.

We’ve taken a look back at some of the most high-profile Cornish mysteries of the past decade that remain unsolved to this day.

Alan Jeal
February 2014

The mysterious death of Alan Jeal in 2014 made headlines across the country. The 64-year-old was found near-naked on Perranporth beach with a sock and headphones stuffed in his mouth, having suffered significant yet unexplained injuries.

From the beginning, the case of Alan Jeal was compounded by several unusual aspects.

Alan lived a very reclusive and solitary life in Wadebridge, rarely interacting with others.

In the last weeks of his life he purchased a 10kg weighted training vest and 2kg ankle weights from Amazon, which were never located. It is unclear why Alan bought the training equipment, but he was not known to have exercised.

On Monday, February 24, 2014, Alan carried out an internet search on his computer on bus routes from Wadebridge to Truro, Newquay to Truro and Wadebridge to Camelford.

At 4.41pm Alan shut down his computer, which was out of character with the rest of his computer activity in 2014.

He was spotted on CCTV heading into the centre of Wadebridge, and caught the bus from Wadebridge to Truro, arriving at 6.14pm.

There caught another bus which later arrived in Perranporth, via Newquay. At 10.27pm Alan was seen for the final time on CCTV walking along Beach Road in Perranporth, close to the spot where his body was found.

At 2pm the next day an off-duty police officer and his wife were walking along Perranporth beach at high tide when they found Alan’s body about 30 metres in front of the Watering Hole bar.

He was naked, wearing only one trainer, and headphones were hanging down his torso.

Seven days later detectives were finally able to identify the body when members of Alan's family recognised an artist’s impression in a police appeal.

Detectives were baffled as to why a sock and headphones were stuffed in Alan’s mouth.

Speaking at Alan's inquest, forensic pathologist Dr Amanda Jeffrey, who carried out a post-mortem examination on Mr Jeal, admitted that the discovery was concerning.

“It is clear the sock was purposefully stuffed in his mouth," she said. "It would be a rather unusual thing to do to oneself. I’m not aware of this being a recommended practice of taking your own life.

“It is possible the headphones were inadvertently dragged into the mouth at the same time the sock was inserted. So it would suggest the sock was inserted in a hurried manner.”

Matthew Pavitt, of HM Coastguard, added that in his experience it was not unusual for people wishing to end their own lives to use objects in their mouth to conceal distressing sounds.

Mr Pavitt said male adults often go to a place of historical significance to them to end their lives. Alan spent a lot of time in Perranporth as a young man and had fond memories of the place.

A navy Regatta jacket was found near Alan' body. Inside the jacket pocket was his wallet containing a photograph of himself as a two-year-old boy and £95 in cash.

A rucksack was also found on the beach nearby. It was largely empty apart from loose plasters, a pen and oddly, a bag full of dog faeces. Alan did not own a dog.

Dr Jeffery concluded that Alan died as a result of drowning in addition to significant injuries which are likely to have been suffered from a fall from height.

To this day detectives are unable to say whether he was killed, he took his own life or if his death was an accident. The mystery was even featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme, but police got no closer to solving the puzzle.

After an investigation which lasted six months, police wound down their inquiries and concluded that the death was “unexplained”.

Officers remained open-minded as to what happened and could not rule out suicide, an accidental death or the involvement of others, including murder.