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Police charge Vincent Tabak with Jo Yeates murder

A man has been charged with murdering landscape architect Jo Yeates.

Miss Yeates, 25, was found dead on Christmas Day, eight days after going missing from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said 32-year-old Vincent Tabak, who was arrested on Thursday, had been charged with her murder.

Miss Yeates's body was found next to a country road in Failand, three miles from where she lived.

BREAKING NEWS9:55pm UK, Saturday January 22, 2011
Vincent Tabak Charged With Jo Yeates Murder

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Detectives investigating the death of Joanna Yeates have charged 32-year-old Vincent Tabak with her murder.

The Dutch engineer, who was arrested on Thursday, will appear before magistrates in Bristol on Monday accused of killing the 25-year-old.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who is leading the investigation, said: "This evening we have charged Vincent Tabak with the murder of Joanna Yeates.
"I would like to pay tribute to Jo's family and Greg for their assistance and dignity in the most difficult of circumstances. Their support to us has been invaluable.
"I would also like to thank the general public for their help and the information they continue to provide to the investigation, and the residents of Canynge Road for their co-operation and patience."

flower wrote:You have to feel sorry for the Landlord................... He was torn to pieces in the media......... I for one feel sorry for him.........

flower wrote:You have to feel sorry for the Landlord................... He was torn to pieces in the media......... I for one feel sorry for him.........

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

carmen wrote:

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

Apparently, they did consider Tabak early on in the investigation and then discounted him. Not yet been reported what awoke the police's interest in him. There was obviously evidence of some sort linking an occupant of Cannynge Road to the crime - they, unfortunately, picked the wrong occupant first.

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Jo Yeates's dad reaction to murder charge: "We are feeling pleased, but it won't bring our daughter back."

carmen wrote:

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

Apparently, they did consider Tabak early on in the investigation and then discounted him. Not yet been reported what awoke the police's interest in him. There was obviously evidence of some sort linking an occupant of Cannynge Road to the crime - they, unfortunately, picked the wrong occupant first.

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

carmen wrote:

Jo Yeates murder suspect Vincent Tabak 'had split with girlfriend'
By LUKE SALKELD, RYAN KISIEL, ARTHUR MARTIN and CHRISTIAN GYSIN
Last updated at 4:48 PM on 22nd January 2011
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Neighbours say they believe suspect may have split from his girlfriend
He went home two days after Jo was last seen alive
DNA traces 'found underneath Jo's clothes'
Police granted more time by magistrates to continue to question 32-year-old
The Dutch architect arrested on suspicion of the murder of Joanna Yeates recently split up with his girlfriend, it was claimed yesterday.
Vincent Tabak, 32, had lived with 34-year-old Tanja Morson in the flat next door to Miss Yeates.
But yesterday, as another witness spoke of hearing cries from the building on the night Miss Yeates disappeared, neighbours said they had not seen Miss Morson there for months, and suggested the relationship had come to an end.

Vincent Tabak with girlfriend Tanja Morson (circled) taking part in a 10k run. Neighbours believe the couple may now have split up


A police officer stands next to flowers placed outside the building where Jo Yeates lived while detectives and forensics officers continue their investigation of the property where Mr Tabak was staying
DNA TRACES 'UNDER JO'S CLOTHES'

DNA traces were found underneath Jo Yeates’ clothes, it was reported today.
This indicates, for the first time, that she may have been sexually attacked.
Traces were allegedly discovered on her breasts, stomach and jeans, according to The Sun, all of which are thought to have been from the killer’s saliva.
A source told the paper: ‘The fact that DNA samples have been found on her bare body could well mean whoever murdered Jo tried to sexually assault her beforehand.’
If the reports are confirmed, these partial traces should be enough to rule out any suspects. But, it is believed, there is not enough there to prove guilt.
Until now, officers had said that there was no indication that Miss Yeates had been sexually attacked but said it was possible that the motive of the killer was sexual.
This week it emerged that detectives hunting the murderer had enlisted the help of the forensic laboratory which helped catch Rachel Nickell’s killer.
Scientists were understood to be examining a ‘partial’ DNA sample found on Miss Yeates’s strangled body. A police spokeswoman declined to comment.

Instead they recalled Tabak arriving and leaving the basement flat alone, with one commenting: ‘The last time I saw her [Tanja] was around September.
‘I assumed that they had split up as I hadn’t seen her for so long.’
Another confirmed she had not seen Miss Morson for several months, while a third said: ‘I’d seen the man but I hadn’t really seen a girlfriend around in the weeks leading up to what happened.’
Yesterday, as detectives were granted extra time to question Tabak, Miss Morson turned up for work as usual at Dyson, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, where she is a financial analyst. A colleague confirmed she was there, but was not taking calls.
Her father yesterday insisted that it was ‘absurd’ to suggest that Miss Morson and Tabak were no longer an item. But on the day Tabak was arrested he had been rather less sure about the status of his daughter’s relationship with the suspect, saying: ‘I do not know if he is her boyfriend or not. He’s a boy, she’s a girl and they are friendly with each other.’
Photos on Facebook show the couple had a fun and loving relationship. In one they pose in fancy dress at a summer festival and in another they are seen at a 10km run.
Neighbours on Canynge Road yesterday claimed Tabak had returned to his flat on the Friday Miss Yeates disappeared. It is understood he spoke to ex-teacher Chris Jefferies, who had helped her boyfriend Greg Reardon start his car before a trip to Sheffield for the weekend.
A neighbour said: ‘When [Vincent] got home on his bike, Chris spoke to him on the drive and told him about what happened with the car.’
Meanwhile, more evidence of a disturbance on December 17 emerged. A resident living in the building directly behind 44 Canynge Road has told police he heard a woman screaming ‘Help me’ on the night Miss Yeates went missing. He heard the cries from his bedroom, which looks on to the ground-floor flats which are now screened with tarpaulin while forensic experts continue to examine them.

Partner: Vincent Tabak, who is an architect, pictured with girlfriend Tanja Morson at Stonehenge


Neighbours: Miss Yeates lived in the same block as Dutch architect Mr Tabak, 32

Across town: This aerial view of Bristol shows Canynge Road, Clifton, in the red circle on the left, and Aberdeen Road in Cotham, where a 32-year-old suspect was arrested, in the red circle on the right

Fun: Vincent Tabak and girlfriend Tanja Morson pictured having summer fun
The neighbour reported the incident to police before Christmas, when Miss Yeates was still being treated as a missing person. He was interviewed again after a murder inquiry began. He said: ‘I was in my bedroom with the blind down when I heard someone scream “Help me” in a loud, high-pitched voice.’
The description of the cry follows reports from a woman at a party in a house opposite of two loud screams at around 9pm on December 17, shortly after Miss Yeates is believed to have arrived home. A pedestrian passing Canynge Road also heard screams.
Yesterday it was also reported that DNA traces were found underneath Miss Yeates’s clothing, suggesting that she may have been sexually assaulted. Samples were found on the 25-year-old’s midriff and jeans.
It was already known that police had obtained DNA from her body – but it was not known how many traces or where they were found.
He's innocent says family
The family of Vincent Tabak yesterday insisted he was innocent.
His brother, Marcel, said relatives in his native Holland were devastated to learn of the arrest. Speaking from his home in the village of Doornenburg, 60 miles east of Amsterdam, he said: ‘He’s a lovely man and I absolutely think they have got the wrong person.’
Tabak’s widowed mother, Sonja, who is in her seventies, was said to be ‘shattered’ by the news.
She did not answer the door to her flat in a well-kept block in Arnhem, in the east of Holland, yesterday.
Tabak’s ex-sister-in-law Paulie, who also lives in Doornenburg and is still very close to the family, said: ‘He is definitely innocent. This is totally out of the blue. I cannot imagine that he could ever have done anything like this. He is a calm, intelligent boy.’
Tabak’s father, who worked in the airline industry, died a few years ago as his son was completing his PhD.
All three are thought to have been from the killer’s saliva, but have yielded only partial results. Sources said that they should be enough to rule out suspects over her murder – but probably not enough to conclusively prove anyone’s guilt.
Until now, police have said there was no direct sign of Jo being sexually attacked. But they had stressed it could have been the motive.
A police source said: ‘The fact that DNA samples have been found on her bare body could well mean whoever murdered Jo tried to sexually assault her beforehand.’
Yesterday forensic officers continued their search of a cordoned-off property on Aberdeen Road, Bristol, where Tabak was arrested on Thursday morning. The experts were carrying long ladders, suggesting they may have been checking the loft for clues.
Police have been given an extra 30 hours to question Tabak, giving them until late tonight either to charge or release him on bail.


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carmen wrote:

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Jo Yeates's dad reaction to murder charge: "We are feeling pleased, but it won't bring our daughter back."

flower wrote:

carmen wrote:

@SMirrorNews

Jo Yeates's dad reaction to murder charge: "We are feeling pleased, but it won't bring our daughter back."

How Sad.............

Vincent Tabak charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates
Detectives have been questioning the Dutch national for two days and had carried out an extensive search of his flat

Ben Quinn
The Observer, Saturday 22 January 2011
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Dutch national Vincent Tabak, 32, has been charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates. Photograph: Rex Features
A 32-year-old neighbour of landscape architect Joanna Yeates has been charged with her murder in Bristol at Christmas, Avon and Somerset Police said tonight.



Vincent Tabak, a Dutch architectural engineer who was arrested on Thursday, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday accused of killing the 25-year-old.

Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who led the police inquiry, said tonight: "I would like to pay tribute to Jo's family and Greg for their assistance and dignity in the most difficult of circumstances."

"Their support to us has been invaluable."

Yeates' father hadsaid earlier today that his daughter and her boyfriend Greg Reardon had never mentioned Tabak. "As far as I know their paths never crossed," said David Yeates.

He added: "It would be good if the person they have arrested is the right one this time simply because then we wouldn't have to go through it all again. I have nothing personal against this man – I don't know him. We are just waiting now."

Tabak works in Bath for a company called Buro Happold, and moved to Bristol in 2009 from Bath. Police began searching his property, next door to Yeates' flat, on Thursday after setting up a tarpaulin supported by scaffolding outside the property in Clifton, Bristol.

Police had been granted a 30 hour extension to continue questioning Tabak in advance of their decision to charge him yesterday. Yeates' landlord, Chris Jefferies, was arrested on December 30 in connection with the murder but was later released on bail.

Yeates was last seen alive on Friday 17 December. She left the Ram pub near Bristol city centre, where she had been drinking with colleagues and walked back to her flat, stopping at three shops. After a search, her body was found on a rural roadside verge three miles from her home. She had been strangled.

flower wrote:

carmen wrote:

@SMirrorNews

Jo Yeates's dad reaction to murder charge: "We are feeling pleased, but it won't bring our daughter back."

How Sad.............

Dimsie wrote:

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

I sincerely hope not. Wasn't there something about Chris Jeffries telling people something, then seeming to change what he'd said? It sounds like a case of crossed wires, but it may have led the police to think something was amiss. Plus of course they seemed pretty sure Joanna had been killed by someone she knew as there was no sign of a break-in or struggle, and they also seemed to think she hadn't left the building of her own accord.

However, the media seemed convinced his past blue hair, his liking for Christina Rossetti poetry and unmarried status meant he was some sort of weirdo who might well be guilty. Nothing like keeping it simple. Who would dare be the slightest bit different nowadays?

wjk wrote:

Dimsie wrote:

wjk wrote:

carmen wrote:Just watched the Martin Brunt report - it's not yet known whether Chris Jeffries has been released from bail yet.

You have to wonder what evidence there was pointing to Chris Yeates for him to be arrested in the first place?
Pressure from the media?

I sincerely hope not. Wasn't there something about Chris Jeffries telling people something, then seeming to change what he'd said? It sounds like a case of crossed wires, but it may have led the police to think something was amiss. Plus of course they seemed pretty sure Joanna had been killed by someone she knew as there was no sign of a break-in or struggle, and they also seemed to think she hadn't left the building of her own accord.

However, the media seemed convinced his past blue hair, his liking for Christina Rossetti poetry and unmarried status meant he was some sort of weirdo who might well be guilty. Nothing like keeping it simple. Who would dare be the slightest bit different nowadays?

Yes, didn't he say he'd seen her leaving with 2 people and then asked the friends not to mention it as it would muddy the waters?