From the statement of DC Oakey dated October 25th 1985.
There is slight change in the exhibit references from
DBR to DRB but the items mentioned such as the telescopic sight DBR/2 or DRB/2 show they are equivalent in the statements of David Boutflour and DC Oakey.
"At 1820 hours. on Wednesday, 11th September 1985, I was on duty, when I went to Oak Farm, Loamy Hill Road, Tolleshunt Major. I received from Mrs Ann Eaton one Nikko Stirling Telescopic Sight in box (Exhibit DRB/2 and an ABU carrier bag, containing seven boxes of fifty Eley Subsonic Hollowpoint .22 bullets and one empty .22 bullet box (Exhibit DRB/3)
At 1500 hours. on Saturday. 14th September 1985, I was on duty. at Witham Police Station, when I received from Mr David BOUTFLOUR one Raker cartridges box. containing fourteen smaller boxes. each containing twenty-five rounds of 12 bore ammunition (Exhibit DRB/4).
On top of one of the smaller boxes was a spot of what appeared to be blood. I later caused this smaller box, the Telescopic Sight box from Exhibit DBR/2 and the empty .22 bullet box from Exhibit DRB/3 to be forwarded to the Home Office Forensic science Laboratory. Huntingdon."
It is notable that Oakey has omitted any mention of DRB/1 in this statement. This seems illogical as the other exhibit references imply the existence of a DRB/1. It's a bit like somebody telling us who was second and third in a race, but not telling us who won. Of course there must have been a winner. Similarly, Oakey or someone else must also have collected a DRB/1 at some time otherwise the other exhibit references would not make logical sense.
And we know that Oakey did collect it, because other records indicate that DBR/1 which was the reference for the silencer was in fact collected along with the other exhibits with DRB references by DC Oakey from Ann and Peter Eaton on September 11th 1985.
(Doc P31) Telephone Message Log 38, 11th September 1985 reads:
‘David Boutflour has found a silencer with blood on it’
(Doc P35) Action Report 88 reads: ‘Collection of silencer AE (Ann Eaton) 11th September to Wright items obtained by DC Oakey’
(Doc P34) Action Report 181 allocated to DS Davidson, 13th September 1985: “Examine the following for blood fibres and finger prints. 2/ cardboard box containing silencer and ammunition. 3/ Check silencer for fibres”