Bell had served a six month sentence for a bizarre attack on his first wife janet.Humiliating her for allegedly having an affair with another man. He had beaten her I think paraded her through a pub and threatened to kill her lover and himself. During the trial Augusta stuck by him (1982) . Then she walked out on him . He followed her and her mother managed to escape with the 18 month old daughter. Ther was a 4 hour siege and augusta was killed and allegedly ( although his associates thought other wise ) he committed suicide .
Thomas Healey used to visit a bungalow let out by Bell and the family moved heaven and earth to get the boy into the local school . Healey used to collect the school children and without warning one day the family had gone. When he peered into the bungalow to see why they were not there Jimmy bell appeared and threatened him , because he was looking in the windows.
I am just checking why he thought the bambers were threatened.
Apparently Jimmy Bell and NB used to be friends . One day Peter Healey was parked in car park when out of a 4x4 came bullets ( thrown) some hit his bus . The bullets had been thrown by Jimmy at Neville and June . He was waving his gun frantically . He was saying something about Neville could have helped him when he was sent to prison for assaulting his wife
Jan, there are elements of truth in what you've said. Jimmy was, indeed, HIGHLY volatile but I never once, witnessed that side of him -he was always courteous and kind- I now suspect he kept that side of his character hidden from me deliberately. He was certainly challenging and combative, on one occasion, challenging me until he realized who I was and was beside himself with embarrassment.
There is stuff here which, IMO, goes WAY beyond what it's necessary for us to know in relationship to Jeremy's case. Probably more people suffered as a result of what he did, than did those connected to Jeremy.
