Missing kid

[Boney M]

Can't recall the details now but men who have appeared to be too helpful in cases of disappeared children have come under suspicion.

Everyone is under suspicion in these circumstances the police have to be unbiased and suspect everyone and logically put together a picture.

Mothers been charged now anyway

[Project Monkey]

So she's due in court soon charged with..... what?

[eek]

So she's due in court soon charged with..... what?

we won't know until its read out in court. That may also just be a holding charge with the eventual charges only provided when the court case actually opens.

Someone spent hours trying to explain this elsewhere yesterday. Scottish law is very different to English law...

[DaveB]

we won't know until its read out in court. That may also just be a holding charge with the eventual charges only provided when the court case actually opens.

Someone spent hours trying to explain this elsewhere yesterday. Scottish law is very different to English law...

Under Scottish law you can be detained (but not arrested) for up to 12 hours (24 if authorised by a Chief Constable in exceptional circumstances) before either being released, or formally arrested and charged with an offence. It's used where there isn't sufficient evidence to warrant immediate arrest but where Police feel they need to formally question someone in connection with a specific crime. If detained you are entitled to have a Lawyer present or available by phone, be told what the matter under investigation is and do not have to answer questions. Police are also only allowed to question you on the matter for which they have detained you, they can't use it to go fishing for other offences. You are however under caution, so the usual rules of not saying anything you relay on later still apply.

She was detained originally and has now been formally arrested and charged with an offence. That offence will be given in public when she makes her court appearance. My guess is it will be murder.

[Gittins Gal]

If it had been a girl I would have jumped to the conclusion that it was an honour killing or such like.

[Platypus]

If it had been a girl I would have jumped to the conclusion that it was an honour killing or such like.

Honour killing a 3 year old?

Are you actually mentally impaired?

[Gittins Gal]

Honour killing a 3 year old?

Are you actually mentally impaired?

I didn't know the full facts of the story. I have only skimmed over it.

I don't find that imbibing myself with all the details of such news items is particularly conducive to my having a good day.

Either way, there's no need for your barbed comment.

[BigRed]

I'm assuming they have determined the time of death to be well in advance of when he was reported as going missing

[BigRed]

Honour killing a 3 year old?

Are you actually mentally impaired?

Leave the bigot alone

[minestrone]

This is going to be another baby p case from what I have gathered.