No verdict in Jenkins trial

[Brighton Breezy]

The jury in the Billie-Jo Jenkins murder retrial at the Old Bailey have failed to reach a verdict.
It was the third time Sion Jenkins, 48, had gone on trial for the murder in Hastings, East Sussex.

The former deputy head teacher, now of Lymington, Hampshire, had always denied murdering his foster daughter at the family home on 13 February 1997.

The schoolgirl was battered to death with an iron tent peg in the back garden as she painted the patio doors.

Mr Jenkins was originally convicted of the murder in 1998 and underwent two appeals.

His conviction was quashed at the second appeal in 2004 and a retrial ordered.

In 2005, the retrial jury failed to reach a verdict, leading to the third trial getting under way last autumn.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Time to give the bloke a break, 3 trials , enough is enough. My gut feeling is he is innocent and always has been.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Time to give the bloke a break, 3 trials , enough is enough. My gut feeling is he is innocent and always has been.

Tend tro agree Gareth, but must be a close call to have gotten this far.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

The part of this case that has always stuck in my mind is that they found a piece of plastic carrier bag inserted up Billie-Jo's nostril.

Now you could probably convince me that Sion Jenkins was a man who was driven to violence in a fit of temper but why would he stuff a piece of carrier bag up her nostril?

Sadly, I don't think we will ever know for certain the events leading to her death but it is time to let this man go free.

 

[Sorrel]

It's certainly not a clear cut case. He might be guilty, he might not be: no-one is sure.

He's spent some time in prison, and he's going to be considered guilty by some people for the rest of his life. But he won't be going back to prison.

I guess that's fair, really.

 

[Wardy]

With the amount of time he as spent either on remarned or actualy charged if found guilty he would not serve long anyway.

 

[Hiney]

Apparently he's been attacked outside the court by members of Billie-Jo's natural family.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

For the full story read this weeks Hastings Observer...

 

[Brighton Breezy]

His aunts attacked her shouting 'You f***ing murderer'.

There is to be no retrial.

 

[London Irish]

For the full story read this weeks Hastings Observer...

What did the Crime Prosecution Service have to say about the outcome Richie?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

They said "Dont worry Rich, it was an EASY mistake to make which has been made by reporters on the BBC and in The Times as well."

 

[The Auditor]

For the full story read this weeks Hastings Observer...

Richie ...if you are researching old cases... Time to revisit the Bobby Jones (?) murder and The St Helens Road mystery fire

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Richie ...if you are researching old cases... Time to revisit the Bobby Jones (?) murder and The St Helens Road mystery fire

I believe there is a new £10k reward stumped up for the Jones investigation.

 

[Superseagull]

Time to give the bloke a break, 3 trials , enough is enough. My gut feeling is he is innocent and always has been.

Prehaps when or if we hear of the evidence that was not allowed to be given in court you may change your mind.

 

[BensGrandad]

No doubt The News of The World will have an exclusive this weekend with an ex lover who knows the truth.

 

[BensGrandad]

Just had a thought was the official verdict NOT GUILTY. In which case there should be nothing to stop him going back to teaching!!!!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Just had a thought was the official verdict NOT GUILTY. In which case there should be nothing to stop him going back to teaching!!!!

I'd assumed that as they reached no verdict the trial had collapsed.

Therfore he has not been declared NOT GUILTY.

 

[BensGrandad]

Is that not the same as he wasn't found guilty of any crime and in Scotland they have a NOT PROVEN verdict but we don't in England. It is either Guilty or Not Guilty and the charges dismissed.

I have heard on films etc the judge usually says ' you have been found not guilty and leave this court without a blemish to your reputation'. Is this the same in this case?

 

[bhafc99]

His aunts attacked her shouting 'You f***ing murderer'.

HIS aunts? Why would HIS aunts do that? Perhaps you meant HER aunts, Richie?

And attacked HER? Is Sion Jenkins a woman now? Or perhaps you meant HIM, Richie?

Whoever subs your copy for the Hastings Observer deserves a medal!

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I would imagine the fact he lied to get his job as a head teacher might stop him getting another teaching job.

Not that he will need to considering his wife is a millionaire, he has already written a book and there is a documentary in the pipeline.

He did not get a not guilty. The jury failed to return a verdict.