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WEB PAGE – www.twentyfour7news.co.uk/bristol – 7.22 AM BST 27 Oct 2012
Where is Benedict Finch?
The Blogosphere Rises – People power or vigilante justice?
By Danny Deal
Officers working on the Benedict Finch case have been frustrated by the emergence of a blog, which has stirred up the media frenzy.
Apparently written by somebody close to the case, the blog has been blamed for leaking details of the case and stirring up suspicion
against the family of Benedict Finch.
DCI Corinne Fraser said last night, ‘We don’t know who is writing this blog, but it is a vindictive piece of work. At this time we are very
concerned for the well-being of the family of Benedict Finch, as well as for the lad himself, and we would ask people to remain calm, and
respect this family’s situation, and not pay heed to this blog, which is the work of an uninformed and unreliable individual. Our efforts at
this time are all concentrated on finding this lad.’
She also added that police are still ‘pursuing multiple lines of inquiry’ and are ‘hopeful of a significant development soon’. She declined to
comment on what that might be.
James Leon QC stated that ‘anybody, either a media organisation or an individual, can be prosecuted under contempt of court laws if
their comments published online are found to be prejudicial at trial’.
3 people are discussing this article
Donna Faulkes
People should be able to say what they like
Shaun Campbell
If the police cant find him then at least somebody’s saying what everybody’s thinking
Amelie Jones
Its stupid to write this and not say what it is that people cant say