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As Benjamin Newell hadn’t been arrested for the assault on Ollie Hardcastle, Wendy Knight and Jack Culverhouse went to visit him at his home. This was the sort of man who’d likely give you more in an informal statement than he would in an official interview situation.
Newell’s home certainly had traces of a female influence, although it looked as though that influence had been absent for the past couple of days.
‘Missus not in?’ Culverhouse said, after the introductions had been made and Newell had ushered them through into the living room.
‘Uh, no,’ he said, scratching the back of his head. ‘She’s not.’
‘Not nipped out to the shops for a pint of milk, I’m guessing.’
‘No. She’s staying with her parents.’
‘Interesting choice of honeymoon.’
‘Yeah, well it’s cheaper than the Seyche
