Nicola payne (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter wingy
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Don't know Nick guess SG will have something In the CT shortly
Only heard It on the radio
bringbackrattles
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I know the family well in fact I cleaned their windows the week she went missing and Nicola paid me that day.I hope this is closure at last but will wait and see because we've heard it all before.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
I knew Nicola's mum vaguely. She worked at Annie Osborne school at the time. I hope this is going to be some closure for the family. I have followed this story since it happened and have always believed that one day the perpertrators would be caught. RIP Nicola 
bringbackrattles
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the two blokes are the same ones from before.I knew Nicola's mum vaguely. She worked at Annie Osborne school at the time. I hope this is going to be some closure for the family. I have followed this story since it happened and have always believed that one day the perpertrators would be caught. RIP Nicola
They must have something on them so for the family's sake it must be the end of their nightmare.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
I saw in the Telegraph online that the police have been searching around the fishing pool area at Coombe Country Park. Hope they found stuff with DNA evidence on. Maybe that's why these two scumbags were charged?
bringbackrattles
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One of the charged is a landscape gardener so it's starting to become clearer ?
fernandopartridge
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Innocent until proven guilty tbf. Hope this is some closure. Remember vividly this being in the news. Walked along the Black Pad many a time myself.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
No smoke without fire! The old Bill have been on to this pair for some time, perhaps with not enough evidence. Now maybe, they have the evidence they need. I'll put myself forward for Jury duty!!
jaymo132
New Member
Yes so do I.. Police have arrested a few people in the last 10 years(including someone I knew) on hearsay and round the pub chat.As Otis says I hope the evidence is cast iron and the family can take closure..But remembering what you did 23 years ago...well I can't remember what I did last weekend.
bringbackrattles
Well-Known Member
Jaymo you would remember if you murdered someone 23 years ago ! I know Barwell one of the accused so if he did do it he should go down for life. But until he owns up to it I'll keep an open mind.
jaymo132
New Member
unanimous not guilty verdicts.
Grendel
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Was there any actual evidence?
Grendel
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You can't really make judgements from media stories but there seemed no evidence other than one hair which proved inconclusive. They didn't even seem to be able to link the accused pair to the victim. No apparent motive, no real evidence. Amazed the CPS bought the case forward.
skybluesam66
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Followed the case through - there was virtually no evidence presented, apart from a tent which went missing for quite a lot of the enquiry and was never kept in a secure environment
was always going to be not guilty verdict - whether or not they did it
was always going to be not guilty verdict - whether or not they did it
bringbackrattles
Well-Known Member
Still no closure for the Payne family. I know the parents and their torment goes on not knowing etc. A terrible case.
jaymo132
New Member
Me to Sam.....why did the police dredge Coombe abbey lake? and weirdest of all was regarding a pair of pixie boots, mentioned by Nicola’s boyfriend Jason Cooke in his evidence. He said she was wearing them yet there was an identical pair at her parents house
even the jury wanted to know who they belonged to.
Nick
Administrator
Was he ever a suspect or anything?
jaymo132
New Member
You would have to ask the Police that..Nick
Otis
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Well that's what I want to know. Not guilty doesn't always mean innocent.
An old mate of mine was married to her sister and and a relative used to live next door to one of the accused.
Such a shame that this is still dragging on and we are nowhere nearer to knowing the truth.
Johnnythespider
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You have to feel for the family, they appear to have been badly let down by the police
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Yes it does in a civilised society
Especially the bungler who was responsible for logging and storing exhibits.
skybluesam66
Well-Known Member
who knows - they must have had some sort of tip off - but they also dug up somebodys garden
There were lots of people during the case who said they had done it - but most of them were nutters - but the police had to follow up
The overall police process on this was abysmal in terms of evidence maintenance
lots of rumours but nothing else