The Compelling Nature of Julie Mugford's Evidence

[Erik Narramore]

In her evidence, Julie Mugford admits that she was, at the very least, party to conversations with Jeremy Bamber concerning his plans to murder his family.

One could argue that it's a point in Julie's favour as a witness.  It goes to credibility.  People don't admit to the police to being involved in planning murders unless they are telling the truth.  If she's lying, wouldn't she have omitted that point?

Put yourself in her shoes and imagine you're lying, wouldn't you be careful not to say anything that may incriminate you?  It's bad enough she waited three weeks before spilling all to the police, never mind admitting she'd previously given Jeremy sleeping tablets to help him kill his parents!

However, you could read it from the other point-of-view and argue that she has included a lie about the sleeping tablets to make her story more credible.  In support of this, there is the story about the rats, which simply can't be true.