Samantha Pritchard
Creation Of : The 'Confession'
- A disgruntled Samantha comes to the conclusion Jemma has lied
- Samantha sends abusive text messages to Jemma and her Mum
- Jemma's Mum make's Police complaint about Samantha's abusive text message
- Samantha does not respond to Police calls or letter warning her to stop
- In over two years, Samantha never goes to the Police with her conclusion
- Police investigating Jemma see text message harassment details on PNC
- Police visit Samantha and Anuska
- Anuska reveals for the first time, details of the alleged confession by Jemma
Source:
Trial Transcript : R v Beale : June 2017
Police : CRIS Report : 26 July 2012
Police : DC Lewis Statement : 7 October 2016
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 22 January 2014
Police : Samantha Pritchard Statement : 28 May 2014
No Confession : "I Came To The Conclusion She Lied"
The following extract is from Samantha's Police statement:
"I came to the conclusion that Jemma had lied about that allegation".
This follows reference to an apparent social media conversation, where Samantha could not recall all of the content; but clearly remembers the full names of two of Jemma's friends, who she would never have met.
The Police thoroughly examined Jemma's phones and laptop history. This was also the opportunity for them to check Jemma's Facebook history to verify if this apparent conversation did or did not take place.
It has not been disclosed if this key search was ever conducted by Police.
There is no reference in any of the Police statements from Anuska or Samantha or her father John, of Anuska telling them that Jemma had allegedly made this confession.
The alleged confession did not exist, it was the result of Samantha's conclusion, sent by abusive text messages, in turn reported to the Police by Jemma's Mum.
Two of the text messages received from Samantha:
"we aue but u made crap for us so why shud that poor man b in jail whn he didnt rape u"
"watch out u may gt raped gain fuktard"
Source:
Police : CRIS Report : 26 July 2012
Police : DC Lewis Statement : 7 October 2016
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 22 January 2014
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 28 May 2014
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 8 July 2015
Police : Samantha Pritchard Statement : 22 January 2014
Police : Samantha Pritchard Statement : 28 May 2014
Police : Samantha Pritchard Statement : 8 July 2015
Police : John Pritchard Statement : 22 January 2014
Police : John Pritchard Statement : 8 July 2015
Never : Went To Police About 'Conclusion'
Samantha Pritchard, the same as Anuska, has never gone to the Police with details of the alleged 'conclusion' or 'confession'. If the Police had not contacted her in January 2014, after two years it is unlikely she also, would have ever reported this to the Police.
Samantha refers in her Police statement to:
"the only contact I have had from the Police was a letter which did in my opinion not look genuine. So I disregarded it and have not heard anything since".
This is the letter sent by the Police in July 2012, in relation to her text harassment, due to her not returning any of their calls.
Source:
Police : CRIS Report : 26 July 2012
Police : DC Lewis Statement : 7 October 2016
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 28 May 2014
Never : Told About 'Confession'
Anuska has not stated in any of her interviews, that she informed her mother, father or anyone else, of Jemma's alleged confession.
Source:
Trial Transcript : R v Beale : June 2017
Police : CRIS Report : 26 July 2012
Police : DC Lewis Statement : 7 October 2016
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 22 January 2014
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 28 May 2014
Police : Anuska Pritchard Statement : 8 July 2015