18/06/01 - Statement of Gordon Kenneth Osborne
WITNESS STATEMENT
(CJ Act 1967, s.9; MCAct 1980, ss.5A(3) (a) and 5B; MC Rules 1981, r.70)
Statement of: OSBORNE, GORDON KENNETH
Age if under 18: OVER 18 (if over 18 insert'over 18')
Occupation: CARPENTER
This statement (consisting of 1 page(s) each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
Signed: G OSBORNE
Date: 18/06/2001
On the evening of Tuesday 27th February 2001 (27/02/2001) I went to bed about 9 pm (2100). My bedroom is at the rear of my house and overlooks the allotments on Manchester Drive, Leigh on Sea. About 11 pm (2300) I was awoken by the sound of 2 or 3 shots coming from the direction of the allotments.
My bedroom window is always open and I got up to look out of the window towards the allotments but could not see anything as it was pitch black. I can say from my experience in the armed forces that the shots I heard were from a handgun and not a shotgun. I did not see anything at all that night.
The following day I found out that a person had been found dead on the allotments.
