Well, the family would say that, wouldn't they. Unfortunately now we will never know. Of course, as the article on the front page of this forum clearly states, this individual was a suspect and guilt has never been established. In fairness to him, it is important to remember that.What does strike me is the extraordinary entitlement of the statement of his family, which includes the line "He lived with the shame, anxiety, humiliation, and extraordinary pressure created by a wholly unnecessary investigation." Someone needs to clarify with them that if the police have reasonable grounds to suspect someone of a crime - which I'm sure they did in this case, otherwise he would not have been under investigation - that investigation is NOT unnecessary. And it is certainly not unnecessary because of someone's background or connections with royalty and aristocracy, which appears to be the motivating factor behind this dubious assertion. And as for their claim that the there was "no credible evidence" placing him on Putney Bridge at the time - that was for the police to prove or disprove rather than the family to assert.
David Beeney ● 27d