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He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

tommy.irene — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:16:15 GMT

Joanna Yeates murder police chief apologises to her landlord for suffering endured after detectives failed to publicly rule him out as a suspect

Christopher Jefferies was arrested for the murder of Jo Yeates
68-year-old was subsequently bailed and released without charge
Avon and Somerset Police acknowledge they failed to clear him publicly
Chief Constable Nick Gargan expressed 'regret' over his treatment
Mr Jefferies said: 'It provides an important conclusion'
Police paid compensation for damage to Mr Jefferies' property but refuse to say how much

Vindication: Christopher Jefferies had been critical of Avon and Somerset Police's handling of his detention, bail and subsequent release without charge over Miss Yeates' death

Police have issued an apology to the landlord of murdered Jo Yeates for not publicly clearing him as a suspect in her death soon enough.

Christopher Jefferies received a letter from Avon and Somerset police expressing 'regret' for the first time at the way he was treated after being arrested over Miss Yeates' murder.

The retired teacher, 68, hailed what he described as 'public vindication' from Avon and Somerset Police over its handling of his detention, bail and subsequent release without charge after 25-year-old Miss Yeates’ death in December 2010.

The 'letter of exoneration expressing regret' from Chief Constable Nick Gargan - who met the retired teacher last Friday - acknowledged the 'hurt' caused to Mr Jefferies when the force failed to clear him publicly of suspicion over Miss Yeates’ murder when releasing him from bail in March 2011.

In the letter, Chief Constable Gargan acknowledged: 'The police did not make it clear publicly that you were no longer a suspect in the investigation as soon as you were released from bail on March 5, 2011.'

Responding to the apology, Mr Jefferies said: 'It provides an important conclusion to the whole aftermath of what I had to go through following my arrest.

'As the letter itself explains it provides the public vindication which was not given at the time I was released from police bail.

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

joe_bloggs* — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:28:44 GMT

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

welsh.goddess — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:20:21 GMT

He never looked it, it wwas poure media manipulation and the police made it worse

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

millielilac — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:28:46 GMT

The press can make a lot of people look guilty .

A good friend of mine was hounded by the press for a couple of days and he is one of the nicest people I know ...could not even step outside of his own front door . Papers were asking ...do you know this person ...have you got a story about him ?

Needless to say no stories ever surfaced yet his life and those around him was made hell....quite shocking ...goes on all of the time.

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

al**bear — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:21:43 GMT

The media like a 'weirdo', it sells papers

Like the Bachelor who stayed close to the McCann crime scene in Portugal

Detectives need a suspect, they don't need a guilty suspect, they just need a suspect.

Have a look at the People involved in the major miscarriages of Justice, in this Country, misfits and easy targets, if they couldn't prove their innocence, they were 'guilty', some spent decades in jail, and some Detectives and prosecutors even Hid , 'lost' or suppressed evidence, they could have proved their innocence.

A guilty verdict is a victory, even if

the accussed was innocent

Having a suspect, keeps their Bosses and media off their backs

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

mr-expresso — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:50:31 GMT

One good thing has come out of this...

With all the pictures of him in the papers he must have realised he looked a right pratt.... At least now he looks... 'normal'....

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

*wild*rose — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:36:54 GMT

One should never judge a person by their looks, nor until you have walked a mile in their moccasins.

Re: He looked like he was GUILTY at the time..

tommy.irene — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:29:49 GMT

@mr-expresso wrote:
One good thing has come out of this...
With all the pictures of him in the papers he must have realised he looked a right pratt.... At least now he looks... 'normal'....

What does normal look like?