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More than half the incidents recorded are antisocial behaviour crimes (143) and violence and sexual offences (264). Various other rumours have transpired over the years, but the one involving McNamara is one that has persisted. McNamara died in 2002 of a heroin overdose, and it was then that rumours surfaced suggesting he was involved. It was claimed that McNamara made a deathbed confession regarding his involvement in Nettles' disappearance. [4] a b Munro, Bronagh (25 July 2016). "What happened to Damien Nettles? Unsolved case of teenager missing for 20 years is BBC's Making A Murderer". Mirror . Retrieved 14 February 2022. With 1,368 fewer crimes than Ryde, Sandown and Lake had the third highest number of offences in 2020.
A witness remembers that Nettles was attempting to open the car doors of a blue Ford Fiesta. This person recalls it being somewhere around 23:15 and claims it took place in the Harbour Lights pub car park. After this, another witness placed Nettles at a bus stop near one of The Co-operative Group supermarkets. He entered a bus here, but exited shortly after talking to the driver. It was alleged that he had tried to take the driver's picture with the camera he had on him. He was said to have thanked the driver at the time of exiting the bus. [4] A third witness was waiting in their car for their child to be dropped off by a different bus. Whilst waiting, they claim a person matching Nettles description was eating chips, nestled together with his arms and legs close to his body. The witness then claims the figure approached him, saying “They are watching us”, before clearing rain off the car window and walking off towards the High Street. [5] Investigation [ edit ] Numerous people who witnessed Nettles on the night of his disappearance alleged he looked as though he could’ve been heavily drunk and possibly somewhat confused. Another allegation was made that a drug dealer by the name of Bunny Iles had sold drugs to Nettles. A previous girlfriend of Nettles, Abbie Scott, revealed she believed there were some aspects of his life he was keeping secret, and went on to say it could have involved drugs, although she wasn’t entirely sure. [4] However, it wasn't possible to completely verify all witness statements from the night of Nettles’ disappearance, as some of the CCTV footage from the High Street that could've featured him, was claimed to be lost by police. [7] Nettles’ family became aware their son may have been captured on CCTV whilst on the High Street in Cowes, so they sought out the owners of the cameras, which belonged to a local organisation. After the authorities were notified, Nettles was pinpointed on the footage. But after it was viewed by Nettles’ mother, she informed police the person in the film they believed to be her son, was in fact not him. She did however locate her son on the film, which caught Nettles’ last movements, in which he could be seen alone, eating his chips, walking along the empty street just after midnight. This was the last moment on film that Nettles’ mother ever saw her son alive. After a period of time, this footage was lost by police. A complaint was made by Nettles’ mother to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2005 regarding this loss and the way her son’s case had been dealt with. She received a response in which she was advised that the incident concerning the officer responsible for the lost tapes had previously been acted upon. [4] The court heard there was an 89-second window in which this other man could have murdered Mr Cooper.Around half of the crimes reported in the ward were violence and sexual offences (518) and antisocial behaviour offences (273).
This is an interesting series with plenty of police procedure and realistic characters. Despite this being book #5, I had no issue reading this as a stand alone. I liked the characters, the way Andy and team moved through the investigation and there was enough conflict to keep it interesting. Nettles, Valerie (5 September 2019). The Boy Who Disappeared. Kings Road Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78946-093-3. There were 5,547 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,937) in Isle of Wight in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Isle of Wight is about a 3.94% chance per year.He described Mr Brazier as a common, broken-down drug addict who barely ate or slept — not a vicious killer. Connor, Laura (9 August 2016). "Detectives probing missing 16-year-old Damien Nettles mystery break silence after watching BBC documentary". Mirror . Retrieved 16 February 2022. Toogood, Darren (2 November 2021). "25 YEARS ON: MYSTERY REMAINS AROUND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DAMIEN NETTLES". Island Echo . Retrieved 23 February 2022. The least common crimes were theft from a person, of which there was just one incident, plus four bike thefts and five possession of a weapon crimes. The most prevalent crime was violence and sexual offences, of which there were 277, plus 170 antisocial behaviour crimes.
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