Why doesn't Shane Mitchell speak out if his brother is innocent?

[John]

Why doesn't Shane Mitchell speak out if his brother is innocent?

This is a question that has puzzled me for many years and as the innocence campaign gathers some pace it becomes even more relevant.

Despite claims to the contrary by those who advocate for Luke Mitchell, one of the most telling and significant pieces of evidence to come out of the entire investigation and trial was the fact that his brother Shane ultimately failed to corrobate his alibi.

For those who don't know, Luke Mitchell claimed to be home at around the time Jodi Jones was killed. He claimed that he was home making dinner yet never spoke to his brother once.  That is very strange since at this very time Shane Mitchell was looking at porn on his computer with the bedroom door open so that he could hear if anyone came into the house. Doesn't add up does it I hear you say?

[John]

It gets better though. Initially Shane Mitchell gave a statement which led some support to his brother being home, however, after being warned by the police as to the punishment for perjury, he changed his statement. He gave evidence to the trial along the same lines as the second statement. He also revealed that his mother Corinne Mitchell had influenced his initial statement, you know, the one he later changed.

It is now more than 16 years since the trial ended and Luke Mitchell was convicted by majority verdict of murdering Jodi Jones. His brother has never publicly spoken about the case nor has he exibited any public support for the innocence campaign. You could be forgiven for asking yourself, why not...what is he scared of?

I'm afraid the reader has to draw his or her own conclusions but I know that if it was my brother who was wrongly accused I would be leading the campaign for justice.

[Nicholas]

It gets better though. Initially Shane Mitchell gave a statement which led some support to his brother being home, however, after being warned by the police as to the punishment for perjury, he changed his statement. He gave evidence to the trial along the same lines as the second statement. He also revealed that his mother Corinne Mitchell had influenced his initial statement, you know, the one he later changed.

It is now more than 16 years since the trial ended and Luke Mitchell was convicted by majority verdict of murdering Jodi Jones. His brother has never publicly spoken about the case nor has he exibited any public support for the innocence campaign. You could be forgiven for asking yourself, why not...what is he scared of?

I'm afraid the reader has to draw his or her own conclusions but I know that if it was my brother who was wrongly accused I would be leading the campaign for justice.

Are there parallels here with the Simon Hall campaign/case and his brother Shaun?

Is it possible Shane feels ‘trapped’ for varying reason and afraid to speak out against his brother and in turn his mother ?

[Brietta]

Shane Mitchell is the only person who would have been in the position to give his brother a cast iron alibi by confirming his alleged presence in the house.

A check of his hard drive must have confirmed where he was, what he was doing and when he was doing it ~ I think if his younger brother had been in the house he would have known it and would have been able to testify to it.

Is there a fourteen year old who doesn't play music or sing along to the latest hit if thinking they've got the house to themselves?

[John]

Shane Mitchell is the only person who would have been in the position to give his brother a cast iron alibi by confirming his alleged presence in the house.

A check of his hard drive must have confirmed where he was, what he was doing and when he was doing it ~ I think if his younger brother had been in the house he would have known it and would have been able to testify to it.

Is there a fourteen year old who doesn't play music or sing along to the latest hit if thinking they've got the house to themselves?

I absolutely agree Brietta, there is no way that both of them could have been in such a small house and not known about it. I see no mystery here, I just see truth and lies.

[Parky41]

It's interesting, John, that more people are willing to say that they have concerns over the conviction than before, but many still do so anonymously. I don't blame them at all - having stated very publicly that Luke is innocent, I know the sort of backlash it creates, and the truth is, most people just don't need that sort of hassle.

I often say to people, "but what if this was your son, or brother? Wouldn't you want everyone to be shouting from the rooftops?" And still, even with all of this information, they just don't and can't believe that it could happen to them.

  SL


Interesting that Ms Lean does not apply this to SM nor his dad.

[WakeyWakey]

  SL


Interesting that Ms Lean does not apply this to SM nor his dad.

not only does she not apply this to luke's brother or dad, she makes it clear it's off-limits to question this

https://youtu.be/eYvOatGiyFc?t=3277

why?

[Nicholas]

Shane Mitchell is the only person who would have been in the position to give his brother a cast iron alibi by confirming his alleged presence in the house.

Mr Turnbull to Shane Mitchell during his brothers murder trial

Mr Turnbull: 'On that evening, about4.55pm, who did you think was in the house?'

Shane Mitchell: 'No one at that time.'

Mr Turnbull: 'Did you see Luke when you went down after the internet session?'

Shane Mitchell: ‘I genuinely don't remember seeing my brother. He could have been there.'

Shane said his mum arrived home about 5.15pm and he joined her downstairs.

Mr Turnbull read out a police statement from Luke Mitchell in which he said he had tea with his mum before leaving the house at about 5.30pm to wait for Jodi.

His mother was present at the interview and, when police asked if he had eaten with Shane, his brother had asked her: 'Shane wasn't there, was he?'

His mum had intervened: 'No.' Luke had then added: 'Shane was not in when I left.'

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/JODI+PICS+HORROR+OF+MITCHELL%27S+BROTHER%3B+Tears+at+death+trial.-a0126987509

[Nicholas]

not only does she not apply this to luke's brother or dad, she makes it clear it's off-limits to question this

https://youtu.be/eYvOatGiyFc?t=3277

why?

Control

[mrswah]

Are there parallels here with the Simon Hall campaign/case and his brother Shaun?

Is it possible Shane feels ‘trapped’ for varying reason and afraid to speak out against his brother and in turn his mother ?

I'm inclined to agree. Shane may well feel it would be disloyal to tell the truth if that would expose his brother and mother as having lied.

I'm just guessing though!

[Nicholas]

I'm inclined to agree. Shane may well feel it would be disloyal to tell the truth if that would expose his brother and mother as having lied.

Don’t you think Mitchell’s murder conviction has already exposed him and his mother’s lies?

[Brietta]

I'm inclined to agree. Shane may well feel it would be disloyal to tell the truth if that would expose his brother and mother as having lied.

I'm just guessing though!

Perhaps Shane declined to go along with the narrative agreed with his mother when it became apparent to him that it did not stand up to police scrutiny.

My opinion - Shane knew exactly where he came in the pecking order here and if there was to be a sacrificial lamb he might have been as good a candidate as any of the other local males who have found themselves fingered over the years with qualifications such as ~
 - Locals ~ some of whom were known or even related to Jodi.
 - They had a pulse

As it was, Shane had a solid alibi which kept him well out of the frame.

I doubt if there was anyone who knew his brother better than he ~ or of what he was capable.  He may very well have known Jodi and disapproved of what had been done to her and the disgust felt by that may well have nullified any sibling loyalty.

[mrswah]

Don’t you think Mitchell’s murder conviction has already exposed him and his mother’s lies?

If he's guilty, yes.

The fact he was convicted doesn't necessarily mean he is , however.

[faithlilly]

It gets better though. Initially Shane Mitchell gave a statement which led some support to his brother being home, however, after being warned by the police as to the punishment for perjury, he changed his statement. He gave evidence to the trial along the same lines as the second statement. He also revealed that his mother Corinne Mitchell had influenced his initial statement, you know, the one he later changed.

It is now more than 16 years since the trial ended and Luke Mitchell was convicted by majority verdict of murdering Jodi Jones. His brother has never publicly spoken about the case nor has he exibited any public support for the innocence campaign. You could be forgiven for asking yourself, why not...what is he scared of?

I'm afraid the reader has to draw his or her own conclusions but I know that if it was my brother who was wrongly accused I would be leading the campaign for justice.

Except this isn’t how it happened. If you are going to ask people to make a judgement at least furnish them with the facts.

Shane gave a statement on the 3rd of July and was cursory. He said he thought he’d got home at 3.30, his usual time and couldn’t remember what he had for his dinner. He also couldn’t remember when he went out again, giving only a rough estimate. However a friend reminded him that he had helped fix his car on the 30th so would have been home late .His mum also reminded him of the burnt pies, as he had no recollection of this. He duly changed his statement to clarify.

While making his statements at no time was he warned that he should not perjure himself.

On 14th of April Shane was stopped by the police and surrounded by 4 or 5 police cars. They dragged him out of his car, while screaming and shouting, and laid him out on the road. He was then taken for questioning and told that he couldn’t have access to a solicitor. He was told he was being questioned about an attempt to pervert the course of justice but was not told what that attempt entailed. There then followed a six hour interrogation of relentless questions, an interrogation that the judge at trial said would have been unfair if Shane had been a suspect, which of course at this point he was, for perverting the course of justice.

In court Shane argued repeatedly that the investigation would not accept his answers, that they were putting words into his mouth and altering the responses he gave. He told the court that he did see Luke when he came down for tea but the police would not believe him because he had not said so in his first statement.

Context is everything.

[Paranoid Android]

Except this isn’t how it happened. If you are going to ask people to make a judgement at least furnish them with the facts.

Shane gave a statement on the 3rd of July and was cursory. He said he thought he’d got home at 3.30, his usual time and couldn’t remember what he had for his dinner. He also couldn’t remember when he went out again, giving only a rough estimate. However a friend reminded him that he had helped fix his car on the 30th so would have been home late .His mum also reminded him of the burnt pies, as he had no recollection of this. He duly changed his statement to clarify.

While making his statements at no time was he warned that he should not perjure himself.

On 14th of April Shane was stopped by the police and surrounded by 4 or 5 police cars. They dragged him out of his car, while screaming and shouting, and laid him out on the road. He was then taken for questioning and told that he couldn’t have access to a solicitor. He was told he was being questioned about an attempt to pervert the course of justice but was not told what that attempt entailed. There then followed a six hour interrogation of relentless questions, an interrogation that the judge at trial said would have been unfair if Shane had been a suspect, which of course at this point he was, for perverting the course of justice.

In court Shane argued repeatedly that the investigation would not accept his answers, that they were putting words into his mouth and altering the responses he gave. He told the court that he did see Luke when he came down for tea but the police would not believe him because he had not said so in his first statement.

Context is everything.

Aye, the question was about why Shane hasn't spoke out since.