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INTERVIEWER:

So Rob, we've been talking for some time now, and there are just a couple of issues I'd like to clear up and clarify. So to summarise, you've explained to us that you didn't want to trouble your dad's neighbour, Claire, even though she was happy to allow you to access her property so that you could go and see the garden, is that correct?

ROB:

Yeah, yeah.

INTERVIEWER:

Fine. The only concern that I have here is that you mentioned previously that you were worried about your dad, that he was in this house all alone, and my thought is, if I was so concerned and worried about my dad, the last thing I would do is just then turn away and go home without exploring that further.

ROB:

Yeah, I mean, as I said, I didn't want to kind of bother her and her family. They were having a meal. I didn't want to kind of disrupt that. So I kind of-

INTERVIEWER:

Right, they were having a meal, and you didn't want to disrupt that. So what were your thoughts in regards to your dad at that point?

ROB:

Obviously I was still worried about him.

INTERVIEWER:

So worried that you prioritised his neighbour's family meal over his well-being. I just-

ROB:

So sorry, are you trying to imply that I in some way don't care about my father because I'm polite to my neighbours? Is that what you're saying?

INTERVIEWER:

Those are your words, not mine. I'm just trying to get to the bottom of what's happened. And from where I am looking at everything, you were given an opportunity to access her property so that you could explore things further and just double check that your dad was OK, yet you didn't take up that opportunity. You decided to go home.

ROB:

Right.

INTERVIEWER:

OK. Is that all you have to say about it?

ROB:

Well, now, I don't quite understand what you're saying about it. What are you trying to say?

INTERVIEWER:

I'm not trying to say anything. You're telling me that you were worried, you're concerned, and I just want to see what that looked like. OK, we'll just move on.

Another point that I have here is that you mentioned trying the French doors, which were located by the side of the lounge, is that correct?

ROB:

Yeah.

INTERVIEWER:

OK. Yet according to our scenes of crimes officers, they were found to be open. How do you explain that?

ROB:

I'm- I mean, I was pretty kind of flustered at the time. I thought I did try them. But maybe I just kind of assumed that they were still locked from the day before. I don't know.

INTERVIEWER:

OK, thought you tried them- so did you or did you not try them?

ROB:

Well, I don't know. I can't remember. I-

INTERVIEWER:

Can't remember, OK.