‘In Luke’s FIRST SWORN STATEMENT to Police at Dalkeith Police Station, in the early hours of the 1st of July 2003, he swore that ALL FOUR of the search party consisting of JaJ, SK, AW and himself had walked some 20 yards (18 m) past a “V”-shaped hole in the wall and that Mia remained behind clawing at a “V” in the wall, alerting him to something suspicious. Luke stated that all four turned around together and they all walked back together to Mia clawing at the “V” and it was at that moment that Luke climbed in through the “V” in the wall and that it was his dog Mia that alerted him to the location of Jodi’s remains.
In their FIRST SWORN STATEMENT to Police at Newbattle Police Station, in the early hours of the 1st of July 2003, JaJ, SK, AW gave the exact same version of events as Luke; they corroborated Luke's sworn statement to police.
THEN, between the early hours of Tuesday the 1st of July 2003 and late afternoon on the 2nd of July 2003, JaJ, SK, AW met with police again and CHANGED THEIR FIRST SWORN STATEMENTS.
In their “SECOND SWORN STATEMENTS” JaJ, SK, AW swore they had walked the 20 yards past the "V" in the wall and that Luke had not walked past the “V” but instead Luke had remained behind at the "V" with Mia before he, Luke climbed over the wall with Mia to discover Jodi’s remains, which was concealed by vegetation.
JaJ, SK, AW swore that Luke alerted them and they walked back the 20 yards to him and Mia. JaJ, SK, AW swore that Luke found Jodi’s remains by himself, that it was Luke that led them directly to Jodi’s body’
