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Alleged Miscarriages of Justice => Mark Alexander was in September 2010 convicted of the murder of his elderly reclusive father Samuel (70), an Egyptian-born former University lecturer. => Topic started by: Daisy on March 11, 2017, 08:00:15 PM
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This incorporates the following questions:
Mark has claimed that his father went off on his own. I take it he didn’t go off in the family car since there were ways to track the vehicle? If he didn’t go off in the family car how did he travel and what did he use for money? Did Samuel withdraw funds from his account on a regular basis as most people do?
As you’ll have gathered from the evidence I’ve shared with you in answer to other questions on the forum, my father was highly resourceful (link to answer on checking if someone is still alive).
I borrowed the family car between 5th September and 12th October, during which time I made 4 trips between my new flat in London and the family home in order to move all the stuff I’d packed over August.
Whenever I had the car and dad needed to get around, it would be the ‘carers’ responsibility to chauffer him; and if that wasn’t practical, then he’d just get a taxi.
Having returned the car home on 12th October, dad would have been able to drive himself. I met up with dad 3 days later on 15th October 2009, which was the last time we saw each other. I didn’t use the car again until 22nd January 2010.
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But isn't that the point, he had no carers in late 2009 so nobody missed him when he disappeared?
Mr Alexander effectively disappeared from mid August.
From the Serious Case Review: (http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=7959.msg385269#msg385269)
Mr C = Mr Samuel Alexander
Mr C had no recorded contact with services during July 2009.
On 4 August, Mr C had a CT scan for his chest symptoms. This indicated recovery from pneumonia. Mr C went to the GP practice on two occasions in August.
Mr C attended three outpatient appointments at Milton Keynes Hospital during August, and he was admitted for two days. When he required continence pads, “he was offered the continence phone number but refused it.” A District Nurse visited at the end of the month to deliver pads. The following day the District Nurse was unable to gain access to Mr C’s home.
During August, the Occupational Therapy service wrote to Mr C asking him to contact them because, “several telephone messages left without response. Call to GP surgery: informed no reason why Mr C would not respond.”
Mr C did not attend an outpatient appointment at Milton Keynes Hospital in mid-August. Mr C had no recorded contact with services during September 2009.
Mr C did not attend an outpatient appointment at Milton Keynes Hospital at the end of September.
Mr C had no recorded contact with services during October 2009. He did not attend two outpatient appointments at Milton Keynes Hospital on in October.
During November 2009, ileostomy appliances were requested from the GP practice for Mr C. However, it is not known who requested these.
In early December 2009, the GP practice requested Mr C to make an appointment for a medical review. It is unclear whether the request was by letter or telephone.
During December 2009, Mr C’s Occupational Therapy file was closed because there was “no response from Mr C.”
During early January 2010, Adult Social Care noted that Mr C was telephoned “as part of an attempt to ensure vulnerable service users are safe during inclement weather. No response from Mr C. No record as to whether this was followed up.” However, there is a possibility that Mr C was overlooked.
In February, Mr C’s Direct Payments (of c. £900 a month) were suspended as a result of the police investigation. Within days, the police found Mr C’s body and a murder investigation commenced.
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If we take AW's first statement in which she said she last saw Samuel on 1st October or her second statement which she was persuaded by two police officers to change, she saw him on 27th August. Either way, this does not equate to Samuel going missing in mid August.