Oh god.
 

I was a small bit happier when I saw the story in the London press yesterday that an arrest had been made, but yes.

The real location of AW is meant to be somewhere on the south coast.

I've also emailed the BBC over the use of the word 'but' at the start of their story: "who had a masters degree but worked as a prostitute".

Further appeal from Sussex Police - copied and pasted here in full:

"Sussex Police are appealing for anyone with information on the murder of Andrea Waddell in Brighton on 15th October 2009 to come forward.

Andrea was 29 years of age and worked as a model, escort and prostitute. She had usernames of 'Fuchsia', 'imsosexy', 'extrasexy' and 'glovepuppet' but there may have been others.

Officers would particularly like to hear from clients of Andrea and any colleagues who may have recently had contact with a Scottish male in his early 40s.

Sussex Police appreciate that people may be reticent in coming forward, but would stress that we are committed to bringing Andrea's killer to justice. Anyone speaking to police in relation to this enquiry will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.

If you have information which could help please call police on 0845 60 70 999 or email Merewoodappeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk

This is a secure email address that is restricted to the intelligence team of this investigation."

i am quite sure that the man who has been arrested contacted me a couple of months ago. i do not have his texts saved just his number. he was a bit of a pest. should i tell the police or is it a waste of their time now that he's caught?
stay safe xx

i am quite sure that the man who has been arrested contacted me a couple of months ago. i do not have his texts saved just his number. he was a bit of a pest. should i tell the police or is it a waste of their time now that he's caught?
stay safe xx

Annabelle, please tell the police. No-one knows that 'he's' caught, only that someone has been - until this man is tried and found to be guilty there is always the possibility that the real culprit is still out there. If it is the same person, your texts/dates, plus having this mobile number, would establish him as someone who has contacted and been a nuisance to escorts before and they may be other ladies who have already come forward with matching details.

Far from being a waste of time, this time is vital for the police and the prosecution to assemble all possible evidence and establish their case. They won't be judgemental and you could be helping to nail the bastard that did this.

i emailed the police telling them that a Neil mcmillan contacted me a whle ago but they did not reply. i heard that he went to court does anyone know if hes been sentenced?

Quote from: annabelle_brighton on 28 October 2009, 09:04:27 pm

i emailed the police telling them that a Neil mcmillan contacted me a whle ago but they did not reply. i heard that he went to court does anyone know if hes been sentenced?

Sentenced isnt passed until found guilty, and that requires Court proceedings.

The latest news says he has been arrested, nothing yet about being charged.  If and when he is charged he will probably put on remand (kept in prison) until Court.

During this time they will be collecting evidence against him, to secure a conviction when it does go to Court.

Penny x

Neil McMillan was charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life  on Tuesday 20th October, and appeared in court on Wednesday 21st. He has been remanded in custody until the hearing.

Annabelle, I appreciate we all want to see a result for this, but we do still count people as innocent until proven guilty in the UK. Whatever the evidence, he has not yet been tried and convicted, and as Penny said, it is then he will be sentenced.