The landlord of murder victim Joanna Yeates has been released from police detention without charge.
Chris Jefferies was arrested on suspicion of Joanna's murder at around 7 am on Thursday, 30th December 2010. His arrest came shortly after he made contradictory comments to the police, neighbours and media about seeing the ill-fated landscape architect on the night of her disappearance.
In theory the police could have held Mr Jefferies without charge up to a maximum of 96 hours, subject to the agreement of Magistrates.
On New Year's Eve Magistrates granted the police permission to continue holding Mr Jefferies until 7 am tomorrow, 2nd January 2011, taking his period of detention up to 72 hours since his arrest.
However, the police have obviously decided tonight that there is insufficient evidence to continue holding the 65-year-old bachelor in detention. Put it this way - they've bottled asking Magistrates for a second extension because they've got no new evidence to offer.
There is always the possibility that Mr Jefferies could be rearrested if subsequent evidence is found against him.
My personal feeling, as I've said all along, is that anyone who thinks it's him is barking up the wrong tree.
I'm also going to go out on a limb and say they should be looking slightly closer to home.
Edit: So confident was I that they'd release him, I had this post already written.
Chris Jefferies was arrested on suspicion of Joanna's murder at around 7 am on Thursday, 30th December 2010. His arrest came shortly after he made contradictory comments to the police, neighbours and media about seeing the ill-fated landscape architect on the night of her disappearance.
In theory the police could have held Mr Jefferies without charge up to a maximum of 96 hours, subject to the agreement of Magistrates.
On New Year's Eve Magistrates granted the police permission to continue holding Mr Jefferies until 7 am tomorrow, 2nd January 2011, taking his period of detention up to 72 hours since his arrest.
However, the police have obviously decided tonight that there is insufficient evidence to continue holding the 65-year-old bachelor in detention. Put it this way - they've bottled asking Magistrates for a second extension because they've got no new evidence to offer.
There is always the possibility that Mr Jefferies could be rearrested if subsequent evidence is found against him.
My personal feeling, as I've said all along, is that anyone who thinks it's him is barking up the wrong tree.
I'm also going to go out on a limb and say they should be looking slightly closer to home.
Edit: So confident was I that they'd release him, I had this post already written.
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