Ian Clenahan
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We had to find that boat because that is the mechanism about how the whole murder was committed, wasn't it? And without a boat, you know, he could say, well, OK, I haven't even got a boat. You know, where's my boat? It beggars belief how we came across the boat.
We had to find that boat because that is the mechanism about how the whole murder was committed, wasn't it? And without a boat, you know, he could say, well, OK, I haven't even got a boat. You know, where's my boat? It beggars belief how we came across the boat.
And a lad was just walking past, a copper was just walking past the room and walked in, oh, what's this? And written on the board was the boat, the Lady Jane. We knew the boat's name, but we didn't have a clue where it was. And he'd been in some dry dock earlier on the week before and had just seen this boat and remembered the name. And he said, I know where that boat is.
And a lad was just walking past, a copper was just walking past the room and walked in, oh, what's this? And written on the board was the boat, the Lady Jane. We knew the boat's name, but we didn't have a clue where it was. And he'd been in some dry dock earlier on the week before and had just seen this boat and remembered the name. And he said, I know where that boat is.
And everyone looks at him as if to say, what? And he says, yeah, I know where that boat is. I saw it in an Essex boat yard last week. So everyone packs up and runs down to this boatyard. And there it was, you know, it was, yeah, we found the boat. Incredible. We actually found the boat.
And everyone looks at him as if to say, what? And he says, yeah, I know where that boat is. I saw it in an Essex boat yard last week. So everyone packs up and runs down to this boatyard. And there it was, you know, it was, yeah, we found the boat. Incredible. We actually found the boat.
And Coppock said, well, we gave it to so-and-so who gave it to his mother to sell in a car boot sale.
And Coppock said, well, we gave it to so-and-so who gave it to his mother to sell in a car boot sale.
So then you go and speak to mother and she says, oh, no, we didn't sell it. It never sold. So it's still in my garage, you know.
So then you go and speak to mother and she says, oh, no, we didn't sell it. It never sold. So it's still in my garage, you know.
So then if you put in the anchor like that, well, how did they secure the anchor? Well, they must have tucked it into his belt. So then we sent the belt off.
So then if you put in the anchor like that, well, how did they secure the anchor? Well, they must have tucked it into his belt. So then we sent the belt off.
We found the documentation in this house for a storage container.
We found the documentation in this house for a storage container.
There wasn't one bit that was better or more damning than another. Everything just kind of fitted into place.
There wasn't one bit that was better or more damning than another. Everything just kind of fitted into place.
I didn't go into court because they were worried that she might keep staring at me for reassurance and the defence might pick her up and think, well, who is this person? And try to get a little chink in the armour. Yeah, I was asked not to.
I didn't go into court because they were worried that she might keep staring at me for reassurance and the defence might pick her up and think, well, who is this person? And try to get a little chink in the armour. Yeah, I was asked not to.
Yes, because you're going to ask as a jury member, what is the relationship?
Yes, because you're going to ask as a jury member, what is the relationship?