They said weapon with Silencer fitted was too long, to allow Sheila an opportunity to shoot herself by use of it - but they were wrong
Experiments carried out at Birdwell armory, in 2003, using a duplicate .22 semi-automatic rifle, and a 17 baffled Parker hale silencer, which was modeled, and posed, by Amy Holland, established that it would have been possible for Sheila, or anyone of a similar build, and physique, to use the Bamber rifle with a silencer fitted to its barrel, to shoot themselves, contray to what the court was told as part of the prosecutions case...