Was Sheila's illness curable?

[Roch]

The rifle is not difficult to work out.

Boyce demonstrated circa 2012, how lightweight and easy to use the rifle was.

[ILB]

Sheila was in a terrible long term physical and mental condition. You don't go to hospital for that long for no reason.

It does seem her final few days were very bad and she would be extremely easy to control.

Why was Shelia seeking employment then and looking to embark on holidays abroad and meeting gentlemen for dates?

That is not the behaviour of an individual who is said to be in the state you are alluding to

[Zoso]

Boyce demonstrated circa 2012, how lightweight and easy to use the rifle was.

For someone like Boyce, who was used to weapons, it would be.

[Zoso]

The rifle is not difficult to work out.

Of course not, when you have time and without the stress of being in a psychotic rage.

[Zoso]

Her blood seems to have been extremely easy to control.  According to some members, Jeremy was pivoting her arm and wrist, this way and that way, as he sought to pose her.

This way and that? LOL

[ILB]

Of course not, when you have time and without the stress of being in a psychotic rage.

The rifle is not difficult to work out

[ILB]

For someone like Boyce, who was used to weapons, it would be.

Aunt Agatha, a forum user on here was  familiar with it!

[Zoso]

Aunt Agatha, a forum user on here was  familiar with it!

Not with the murder weapon.

[ILB]

Not with the murder weapon.

With the same model, her own words

[Zoso]

With the same model, her own words

Not sure how she would be, she said she had a pellet gun that belonged to him, but I have never seen her claim anything about the murder weapon. I'm not disputing that she did - just seems odd that she's never mentioned it when we have talked before.

[Adam]

The rifle is not difficult to work out

Sheila had no experience with weapons. In her condition she would not be able to use it.

There is no evidence on her she did.

[Adam]

Nevill, June or both would have instantly taken the rifle off Sheila.

It was a rifle for shooting rabbits.

[Adam]

Why was Shelia seeking employment then and looking to embark on holidays abroad and meeting gentlemen for dates?

That is not the behaviour of an individual who is said to be in the state you are alluding to

Sheila was extremely weak, docile, confused, half awake, unfocused, unbalanced, unaware and uncordinated when Bamber woke her.

She had been in the previous days.

Bamber had just inflicted 40+ injuries to Nevill in his kitchen attack. He was hyped and ready for any resistance from Sheila. But as expected she put up none.

[Roch]

Nevill, June or both would have instantly taken the rifle off Sheila.

There was a terrifying struggle for something that night. If not the rifle, then I am still open to my other suggestion, which is that there may have been more than one incident during the course of events.

[Roch]

A precursor incident also leaves open the possibility that all was certainly not well in the household, as each retired for the night.  An initial, lesser incident leaves open the chance of bad feeling smoldering, leading to the lethal incident.

You can almost hear Nevill or June saying 'we'll discuss this in the morning'.  Sheila discussed it in her head instead.