"Innocents Betrayed " by Sandra Lean

[Vertigo Swirl]

“ In a police statement, Laura Wightman, Jodi's best friend, described howMrMitchell was affectionate to his girlfriend, and often hugged her in public.

However, the 15-year-old said she had criticised Mr Mitchell when he bought a knife after Jodi's death.

Passages from statements she gave to police in July 2003 and in Septemberwere read in court after the jury was told the girl was too ill to give evidence.

She described herself as really close to Jodi and also "best mates"with Luke.

"They really, really loved each other. They were always hugging and stuff, which was cool because most guys won't do that in front of people, " she said.

However, she also described how she "went radge" when she discovered Mr Mitchell was buying a lock-knife some time after Jodi's death.

"I told him it was really disrespectful, " she said. Mr Mitchell, she claimed, replied:

"It is only for cutting weed."

The detectives asked her in September if Mr Mitchell had ever done or said anything to make her suspect he had been involved in Jodi's death. Laura told them: "No, I would - see - if he did tell me I would have killed him there and then and it would have been me sitting in the jail now."

She added: "I think he is innocent."

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12409362.jodi-boy-friend-smoked-300-cannabis-joints-a-week-teenagers-boast-to-psychiatrist-in-doubt/

yes but how much was she paid for her interview?

[Nicholas]

“Ashley Coutts, 15, tells the court that she had seen Mitchell with a knife at his father's house in Livingston.
She explains that the sister of her mother's boyfriend lived with Mitchell's father and that she would sometimes visit them. Ashley is also shown a brown knife and she confirms that it is similar to the one Mitchell had.”

Did grifter Sandra Lean omit what Kimberly T told the police and trial about the brown handled Jack Pyke knife the killer had for Christmas 2002 from her second IF book?

Or was the brown handled Jack Pyke knife and leather pouch bought for killer Luke Mitchell before Christmas 2002

‘Meanwhile, a witness has told the court that she saw a knife in the possession of Mr Mitchell "more than once".

Ashley Coutts, 15, said she had seen the teenager with the knife at his father's house in Livingston, West Lothian, in 2002.

The witness was shown a brown knife and confirmed to the court that she recognised it.

Asked by prosecuting advocate-depute Alan Turnbull QC whether she had seen it in Mr Mitchell's room at his father's house, she said: "Yes," adding that the knife she remembered seeing was "identical" to the one she was being shown



Did  Sandra Lean mention star witness Ashley Coutts in her second IF book?

[Nicholas]

Did innocence fraud pusher Sandra Lean mention star witness Ashley Coutts in her second IF book?

’A witness saw a knife in the possession of the teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Jodi Jones "more than once", a court heard today.

Ashley Coutts, 15, told the murder trial at the High Court in Edinburgh she had seen Luke Mitchell with the knife when he was at his father's house in Livingston, West Lothian, in 2002.

Jodi's boyfriend Mitchell, 16, is accused of the murder of the 14-year-old schoolgirl.

The teenager, who was 14 at the time Jodi died, denies her murder and has lodged two special defences, one of alibi and one of incrimination.

Miss Coutts, who now lives in Shetland with her father, told the court she used to live in Edinburgh with her mother before moving north in March of last year.

She said the sister of her mother's boyfriend's lived with Mitchell's father in Livingston and that she would sometimes visit the house.

The witness was shown a brown knife and confirmed to the court that she recognised it.

Asked by Alan Turnbull QC whether she had seen it in Mitchell's room at his dad's house, she said: "Yes," adding that the knife she remembered seeing was "identical" to the one she was being shown.[/b]

[Nicholas]

Corinne Mitchell
John
sorry, missed a question!
It would be unlikely Jodi would have disturbed someone walking down the path as it was quite well used by dog walkers and joggers!
However, if she was going behind the wall to say meet F e r r i s to get some cannabis before meeting Lukethe may well have disturbed someone
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/shirleymckie/luke-mitchell-new-thread-t600-s30.html

Corinne Mitchell KNEW & KNOWS her youngest son committed murder

[faithlilly]

Or was the brown handled Jack Pyke knife and leather pouch bought for killer Luke Mitchell before Christmas 2002

‘Meanwhile, a witness has told the court that she saw a knife in the possession of Mr Mitchell "more than once".

Ashley Coutts, 15, said she had seen the teenager with the knife at his father's house in Livingston, West Lothian, in 2002.

The witness was shown a brown knife and confirmed to the court that she recognised it.

Asked by prosecuting advocate-depute Alan Turnbull QC whether she had seen it in Mr Mitchell's room at his father's house, she said: "Yes," adding that the knife she remembered seeing was "identical" to the one she was being shown



Did innocence fraud pusher Sandra Lean mention star witness Ashley Coutts in her second IF book?

Did Luke ever claim that he hadn’t owned a knife?

[Nicholas]

Or was the brown handled Jack Pyke knife and leather pouch bought for killer Luke Mitchell before Christmas 2002

‘Meanwhile, a witness has told the court that she saw a knife in the possession of Mr Mitchell "more than once".

Ashley Coutts, 15, said she had seen the teenager with the knife at his father's house in Livingston, West Lothian, in 2002.

The witness was shown a brown knife and confirmed to the court that she recognised it.

Asked by prosecuting advocate-depute Alan Turnbull QC whether she had seen it in Mr Mitchell's room at his father's house, she said: "Yes," adding that the knife she remembered seeing was "identical" to the one she was being shown

Or maybe the missing brown handled Jack Pyke knife was bought for Christmas 2001, 2000 or 1999?

Did killer Luke Mitchell use the brown handled Jack Pyke knife to threaten the 11 year old girl?

[Nicholas]

Did Luke ever claim that he hadn’t owned a knife?

Killer Luke Mitchell didn’t give evidence in his own trial and he and his innocence fraud enablers have been hiding what he told the police about his various knives but Corinne Mitchell pretended ‘she was against people carrying knives and that the replacement knife she bought him for Christmas 2003 was for ‘camping’

‘Mrs Mitchell said she was against people carrying knives but admitted she bought one for Luke at Christmas 2003. She maintained it was only used when her son went camping and she took it from him when he returned.

Mr Turnbull asked: 'Can I suggest to you Luke wanted this particular item as a replacement for one he previously had?'

She replied: 'I wasn't aware of him previously owning a knife like that.'


The killer told his bestie Laura Wightman it was for cutting up cannabis

[Nicholas]

Killer Luke Mitchell didn’t give evidence in his own trial and he and his innocence fraud enablers have been hiding what he told the police about his various knives but Corinne Mitchell pretended ‘she was against people carrying knives and that the replacement knife she bought him for Christmas 2003 was for ‘camping’

‘Mrs Mitchell said she was against people carrying knives but admitted she bought one for Luke at Christmas 2003. She maintained it was only used when her son went camping and she took it from him when he returned.

Mr Turnbull asked: 'Can I suggest to you Luke wanted this particular item as a replacement for one he previously had?'

She replied: 'I wasn't aware of him previously owning a knife like that.'


The killer told his bestie Laura Wightman it was for cutting up cannabis

”Mitchell was charged with murder on April 14 last year and on the same day police also quizzed his mother.

She was shown the pouch in which the knife was normally kept but couldn't remember anything about it or where the knife was.

However, when she returned home she remembered it was in a bag on the kitchen floor and she gave it to Mitchell's lawyer.

Mr Turnbull pointed out that a team of specialist police officers had searched the kitchen that day and found nothing.

Mrs Mitchell stated: 'I cannot give you an explanation.

'All I know is that when I got home I remembered where I put the knife. I am telling the truth.'



Where did Corinne Mitchell really have the replacement black handled knife hidden ?

[Nicholas]

”Mitchell was charged with murder on April 14 last year and on the same day police also quizzed his mother.

[She was shown the pouch in which the knife was normally kept but couldn't remember anything about it or where the knife was.
 

By giving the lawyer the black handled knife (which the Mitchell’s had obviously hidden away from Newbattle Abbey crescent) Corinne Mitchell confirmed to the police she knew about the missing brown handled Jack Pyke knife which was ‘normally kept’ in the leather Jack Pyke knife pouch

[faithlilly]

Killer Luke Mitchell didn’t give evidence in his own trial and he and his innocence fraud enablers have been hiding what he told the police about his various knives but Corinne Mitchell pretended ‘she was against people carrying knives and that the replacement knife she bought him for Christmas 2003 was for ‘camping’

‘Mrs Mitchell said she was against people carrying knives but admitted she bought one for Luke at Christmas 2003. She maintained it was only used when her son went camping and she took it from him when he returned.

Mr Turnbull asked: 'Can I suggest to you Luke wanted this particular item as a replacement for one he previously had?'

She replied: 'I wasn't aware of him previously owning a knife like that.'


The killer told his bestie Laura Wightman it was for cutting up cannabis

I asked about Luke not his mother.

[Vertigo Swirl]

So when did Luke Mitchell plan to go camping in the aftermath of his girlfriend's brutal slaying?

[Mr Apples]

”Mitchell was charged with murder on April 14 last year and on the same day police also quizzed his mother.

She was shown the pouch in which the knife was normally kept but couldn't remember anything about it or where the knife was.

However, when she returned home she remembered it was in a bag on the kitchen floor and she gave it to Mitchell's lawyer.

Mr Turnbull pointed out that a team of specialist police officers had searched the kitchen that day and found nothing.

Mrs Mitchell stated: 'I cannot give you an explanation.

'All I know is that when I got home I remembered where I put the knife. I am telling the truth."

So, the inference is that there were two separate knife pouches, as well as two separate knives (the missing brown handled one and the black handled one purchased for camping on 13.12.03)? Or was there only one knife pouch (the one with 666 and the Jodi inscription on it) and LM was using it as a pouch for the black handled knife?

[Nicholas]

So, the inference is that there were two separate knife pouches, as well as two separate knives (the missing brown handled one and the black handled one purchased for camping on 13.12.03)

According to his bestie Laura Wightman, the replacement black handled knife was for cutting up cannabis

[Nicholas]

So, the inference is that there were two separate knife pouches, as well as two separate knives (the missing brown handled one and the black handled one purchased for camping on 13.12.03)? Or was there only one knife pouch (the one with 666 and the Jodi inscription on it) and LM was using it as a pouch for the black handled knife?

Corinne Mitchell appears to have given the impression the replacement black handled knife was usually kept in the
leather Jack Pyke knife pouch.

But the investigation uncovered the missing brown handled Jack Pyke knife - identified by Ashley Coutts - was usually kept in the Jack Pyke leather knife pouch

[Mr Apples]

According to his bestie Laura Wightman, the replacement black handled knife was for cutting up cannabis

But her statements were from July '03 and September '03 -- before the knife was purchased. (The article doesn't state if it was September '03 or '04 due to a misprint.) Unless Mitchell had purchased or acquired another knife between July '03 and September '03.