Sheila 'froze'

[Erik Narramore]

Dr. Vanezis believed that the first shot to Sheila was when she was sitting up slightly.  It is entirely possible that Jeremy first shot her while forcing her on the floor - assuming he is guilty.  The pro-guilt camp sometimes mention Sheila being 'frozen'.  I assume this is metaphorical but I'm not sure what they mean exactly.  To position Sheila, she had to be moved, which means she had to move, which means she wasn't frozen in any sense.  If they mean what Ainsley said in the DPP Report, that she 'froze', well this was the Essex Police explanation for how Jeremy managed to manhandle Sheila, but if you think about it for five seconds, it doesn't make any sense unless we're saying that Sheila was already in the main bedroom and Jeremy quickly pinned her on the floor (perhaps shooting her too early in the process, hence Dr. Vanezis' evidence).

If you have not done so already, one thing I recommend you do is look at the analysis of the evidence of Martyn Ismail and Dr. Peter Vanezis in the 2002 appeal judgment.  I think the judges' analysis was mistaken and they were wrong to accept Mr Ismail's evidence, but it's still important to read it.