By way of an explanation in respect of the false witness statements in which firearm officers had given false information concerning the whereabouts of Sheila Caffell's body at the time they had first come into contact with her, this came about because at a debriefing held at Witham police station on the evening of the first day of the police investigation, senior officers had told all the officers who were present, that when it came to making notes, reports and witness statements which dealt with the first discovery or contact with each of the five victims, that they were to refer to the positions of the victims bodies as captured in crime scene photographs which had been taken by PC Bird!
It should be worth mentioning that PC Bird had not arrived at the scene until 9.20am, and that he did not get an opportunity to take any crime scene photographs until just after 11am that same morning!