Sandra Lean states:
Now, for the record, one last time, none of this means [Name removed] or [Name removed] lied about knowing anything about Jodi's death. It means, plain and simple, they lied about the time they were on the path, well before the suggested time of death was fixed, well before a final leaving time for Jodi was set and somehow, their lie removed them from the path at precisely the time that would later be the exact claimed time of death.
That's important for a number of reasons. If they were there at 5.15pm (and they, themselves concede that they were) and they heard nothing, that would suggest Jodi was not being violently murdered just metres away. But it raises questions about why they lied to remove themselves at that particular time. Coincidence? Nobody's saying they killed Jodi (well, except Donald Findlay, maybe) but there are questions that need answering - a blind man in a hurry can see that.
When and where did “they, themselves concede that they were at the exact point of the wall behind which Jodi’s body lay?
“The court was told that witnesses in the area put the time of hearing a noisy moped and seeing two youths at or shortly after 5pm. Mr [Name removed] said the pair used the path on the return journey.”
Shortly after 5.00pm could mean 5.01pm 5.02pm and it would have only taken seconds to get down the path on the moped.