didnt jm say one of the reasons she identified the bodies was because she believed in the afterlife, and wanted to communicate with the dead sheila as to what happened at whf that night/morning.
That is decidely weird. I read that as JM wishing to ask Sheila's spirit what JM, at that stage. claims she already knew: because JB had told her. If JM did say that, in my view that reinforces the JB didn't do it case.
JM is in effect admitting that she does not know and has doubts about that which she claimed in her testimoney she knew without a shadow of doubt.
Second, because, at that stage, unless the claims JM made in court were untrue, JM by her own testimony (as given to the big fee paying News Of The World and the Court) should have believed she knew that Jeremy had hired a hitman to kill his family.
Well.... as shady as she seems, she did allude to assuming Jeremy was talking rubbish prior to the murders ('tonight's the night' etl al), and less credibly, but she did say it, was that she couldn't quite believe it was him, somehow even after the events.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. My initial reaction is 'Bulls***', if what you think is a joke before the act (fine) turns out to actually happen! then you sure as hell would start believing!.... but it's never happened to me, I don't actually know what I'd think and feel. Maybe it really was all to 'surreal' to believe it could be him, even when told so. It's possible, even though I'm not buying it myself.
The longer it goes one though, the less credible it gets. I could forgive a day or two.. shock, fear, confusion etc... but not a month.
this is what gets to me... for 1 month she contemplated going along with it all. That cannot be disputed... at some point she's thought about "should I tell, or should I not?" and she's decided to stick with him. HOW she got away with no punishment is beyond me.
I do accept she did the right thing in the end, and possibly should be credited for that, the I still believe a judge could have said "Miss Mugford, it is impossible to ignore the period of time for which you kept this information to yourself, and whilst there are mitigating circumstances, you hindered the investigation of a tragedy that was without doubt earth shattering for a great number of people. Whilst we accept you took no part in the instigation of the murders, you did elect to effectively protect Jeremy Bamber. It must be born in mind that you have come forward and that is why your sentence will be reduced considerably.... Miss Mugford, I sentence you to 5 years imprisonment"
For me, that would have been fair.
