Having read the Guardian story from earlier this week about Dean Boshell's murder and subsequent conviction of Ricky Percival on the uncorroborated "evidence" of Damon Alvin , I am struck by the apparent parallels with the JB case regarding the behaviour (or M.O. as some would call it) of Essex Police . Detectives spent 94 hours schooling (sorry interviewing ) Alvin . Whilst he was in prison his house was sold bringing £190,000 profit which could have been seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act . Essex Police allegedly facilitated the sale . EP seeming to go beyond the call of duty in order to benefit a "witness" (who also happens to be a criminal and who stands to gain financially by the conviction ) . Percival lost an appeal last year (no surprise there ) , at the Court of "Appease" . His case is now with the CCRC who will no doubt use their legendary powers to see justice served . EP do seem to have a M.O. of sorts . Spend lots of time schooling a criminal to get their story straight , make sure that the "witness" gains financial reward and then "goes away" . Somehow this uncorroborated self serving story is counted as evidence . The Police get away with all of this because the Court of "Appease" is little more than a fig leaf . Sorry to be long winded , incoherent and probably off topic but have read the forum for some time now and this appears to be no bar so thought I would give my tuppence worth. Finally if you haven't read the article , it is very illuminating regarding EP .
