If SC's state at SoC was so obvious why did none of the police officers switch onto it straight away along with Dr Craig and Dr Vanezis? In the early days DS Jones was the only dissenter and he added nothing of evidential value according to Dr Vanezis. DS Jones' suspicions were based on JB's behaviour. DS Jones wasn't some high flying police officer just returned from secondment training with elite NY cops but a 45 year old who had only reached the rank of DS with a UK based provincial force.
In fact that's not strictly true. In the immediate aftermath it appears the only dissenters were the relatives. DS Jones told AE on at least one occasion:
"If you accused him and later found out you were wrong. Imagine how you would feel?"
http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3171.0;attach=3540The relatives, rightly or wrongly, seemed to suspect JB from the off. And yet it seems the Boutflours/Eatons spent very little time with the Bambers and according to CC had no idea about the severity of SC's mental illness.
AE's WS's describing the level of contact between the Bambers, Boutflours and Eatons"I will say that during the early and teenage years of my life I did not visit my Aunt June and Uncle Nevill and their adopted children very often. My parents, my brother and I visited White House Farm at Christmas time to exchange presents and occasionally for Sunday lunch".
http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1053.0;attach=2143"I left school aged 16 years and worked for a course at the Mid Essex Technical Collage and School of Art in Chelmsford. I moved in with some friends only returning home to Wix at weekends. I didn't see Sheila or Jeremy very often during this period of my life and only saw my Aunt June Bamber and Uncle Nevill Bamber at White House Farm on infrequent occasions".
http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1053.0;attach=2145Excerpt from Colin Caffell's book"One of the most striking things about that day, although not altogether surprising for me, was the fact that, the more I talked to June and Nevill's relations, the more I realised none of them actually knew anything had been seriously wrong with Bambs - not even June's sister Pam. Many of them said that had they known, they would have been more than willing to help and share the burden. Why hadn't I contacted them and told them all about it? I couldn't believe what I was hearing and could only reply by saying that I didn't feel it had been my business to betray the Bamber's confidence. They were very private people whose decisions I had to respect - whether right or wrong. These people had no idea how much I'd need them as allies to convince June and Nevill of how strongly I felt Bamb's treatment should have been changed".
