THE LUKE MITCHELL TRIAL

The trial transcripts for DC Alan Towers are now perhaps recognised as potent ially of major importance. These transcripts cover two days of court appearances, on 17 December, 2004 and 20 December, 2004. However, they were not transcribed until September, 2013, much later than the others we have seen - typically 2007 and 2008. It is not certain how much of the contents might be previously, largely unknown. Firstly, quoting from the trial transcripts of DC Alan Towers, when questioned by QC Alan Turnbull. At this point, Turnbull requests that they consider the recorded testimony of Luke Mitchell, taken by Towers at Dalkeith police station, directly after events: Turnbull: I wonder if we could read on from there, then, and let's just begin at that passage, "I got home about twenty to five to ten." Towers: Yes. Turnbull: "I got home about twenty five to ten. David High phoned me part of the way home. When I was in my room about twenty past, half past ten", in brack