The two bullets in Sheila debate ?

[adam]

Jeremy's supporters often say he would not have shot her twice.

However if the first bullet did not kill her, he would have no choice. Not knowing how long she would stay alive for after the first bullet. She may even make a full recovery.

Sheila was certainly shot after June & Neville. Both needing a total of 15 bullets & in Neville's case, a brutal beating as well.  So he would have realised how little power the rifle had and that killing Sheila with one bullet is unlikely. But surely three bullets was too many. So two bullets were needed, the second one luckily being fatal.

He could not beat Sheila to death after she stayed alive after the first bullet.  People would ask how Sheila shot herself after being given a beating.

Anyway it is just as unlikely for Sheila to shoot herself twice when committing suicide. The pathologist at trial saying Sheila would not have been able to fire the second shot.

Do other people agree the two bullet defence of Jeremy is weak ?

[John]

Jeremy's supporters often say he would not have shot her twice.

However if the first bullet did not kill her, he would have no choice. Not knowing how long she would stay alive for after the first bullet. She may even make a full recovery.

Sheila was certainly shot after June & Neville. Both needing a total of 15 bullets & in Neville's case, a brutal beating as well.  So he would have realised how little power the rifle had and that killing Sheila with one bullet is unlikely. But surely three bullets was too many. So two bullets were needed, the second one luckily being fatal.

He could not beat Sheila to death after she stayed alive after the first bullet.  People would ask how Sheila shot herself after being given a beating.

Anyway it is just as unlikely for Sheila to shoot herself twice when committing suicide. The pathologist at trial saying Sheila would not have been able to fire the second shot.

Do other people agree the two bullet defence of Jeremy is weak ?

Yes, very weak but not impossible as two shot suicides are documented.

I for one would have accepted that Sheila shot herself twice had it not been for the very strong evidence to the contrary.  Leaving aside for the moment the fact that the first shot would have stunned and incapacitated but not killed her, she would have dropped the rifle and put her hand to the burning wound.  The total absence of any blood smearing around that first wound or on her finger tips rules this out completely.  Ergo Sheila never consciously reacted to the first shot, ergo she never managed to compose herself and aim a further fatal shot.

Basically, Bambers claim is a big load of bull, his low powered rifle gave the game away once more.