07/12/95 - STATEMENT of ROGER IAN WATSON

NAME: ROGER IAN WATSON
AGE / DATE OF BIRTH:

Who states:- This statement consisting of 002 pages, 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 in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.

DATED: 071295
R I WATSON (SIGNED)

About 1420 on Thursday 071295 I was on traffic patrol duty in company with PC 2386 WILLS. When, as a result of information received, we attended the Five Bells Roundabout, A13 Vange. Once there we saw and began to follow a green Mitsubishi Shogun motor Jeep index D883HVF from Basildon towards Fobbing.

We had armed ourselves due to the information we had received regarding this vehicle and occupants and it was our intention to follow this vehicle until other armed units caught up with us.

However, the vehicle drove up to a car sales area on the Five Bells Roundabout, Fobbing side near to a petrol station where the car came to a half. As the occupants began to get out both myself and PC WILLS got out of the police car and shouted for the three occupants to stay as they were, not to move. We covered them with our police issue pistols until assistance arrived.

The first suspect, a person I now know to be lan READING, who has been the rear seat passenger on the nearside was gestured to join us at the rear of the police car.

This he did and was handcuffed by another officer and lead to safety. I informed him was under arrest on suspicion of murder. Next was the driver to get him to the rear of the police car, a person I now know to be Barry DORMAN.

The third person, the front seat passenger was dealt with by other colleagues who had joined us. All three were conveyed to Basildon Police Station and later booked in by the Custody Sergeant, Ps ELFORD.

R I WATSON SIGNED
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DATE: 071295
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