Now this particular case has concluded am I allowed to say that my child knew one of the victims of the Ventnor street burglary days before Libby went missing? They were told nothing could go into the public domain before.
Everything about it, from the location of the broken window he used , the items taken and the students targeted suggested to me that it wasn't opportunistic. High value items were on view and were left, less obvious items taken. Just like the Raglan road theft.
There is little doubt in my mind it was a sexually motivated burglary to get those items rather than him striking lucky during a random break in. I also don't know how he would have that knowledge.
They were also left terrified. Especially as only days after they heard about that a girl had gone missing.
What has also upset me is that my child only knew about that incident because she knew the girls that lived there. They knew nothing about the other cases. If the University had at least had a description of PR and had issued warnings perhaps things would be different. Maybe the Police need to consider that in future. Joining dots earlier and giving what info they had.
If I'd been Libby and I'd forgotten my key I'd have done exactly what she did. Gone somewhere more public with lighting and shops. More so if she'd heard about his nobular depositing in her road. But if a description had been issued and a list of the events maybe she'd have run.