Read the transcript of 999 call made by the woman who discovered Fairweather hiding in bushes

10.50am Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Operator: Essex Police Control Room

Caller: Hi, I wonder if you can help me. I’m actually on the Salary Brook erm the Longridge end of the trail where that murder was last year and there’s a very suspicious guy down there who’s just standing there, and it’s like obviously a dog trail and he’s just on his own and it’s quite a secluded area. Erm I don’t think there’s anyone around to have a look and he’s got like a, I don’t know could be wrong but he’s got…

Operator: Right.

Caller: …a jacket that looks very similar to what was all over the paper and everything and it’s on the same trail as what happened err almost a year ago.

Operator: Okay.

Caller: Yeah.

Operator: What’s suspicious about him? 

Caller: Well to be honest with you he’s on a bridge huh and yeah not a footpath…

Unknown female: (Indecipherable speech)

Caller: ..yeah he was stood behind some of the trees and there’s it’s obviously it’s only like a dog (inaudible) place. And I first went down on my own with my dog and I saw him sort of hiding..

Operator: Mm.

Caller: ..and it made me freeze…

Operator: Did you…

Caller: …thinking he’ll come out.

Operator: ..is he in a bush did you say sort of hiding?

Caller: No he’s practically he’s hiding, he’s practically, he’s on a bridge just practically yeah he’s sec, in a secluded area he’s not in the main bit and then I’ve come out with one of the other ladies that’s got a big dog and we’ve walked down there and he’s a little bit further into the bushes a little bit and….

Operator: Right

Caller: …yeah…

Operator: Yeah.

Caller: ..and it’s just like not the sort of person, person…

Operator: So Salary on the …

Caller: ..you expect to see someone.

Operator: …bridge in bushes?

Caller: Yeah it’s yeah it’s just and he’s got thick dark glasses I don’t if that makes, I don’t know it’s just something’s not right.

Operator: Okay.

Caller: Clearly not right.

Operator: Where did you say this was?

Caller: Well it’s on the, it’s on the Salary Brook Trail.

Operator: Salary Brook…

Caller: And..

Operator: .. Trail?

Unknown Female: Okay (indecipherable speech)..

Caller: Yeah it’s the Longridge end of the Salary Brook Trail erm yeah so it’s the little bridge that goes across into the Bowmans Ford.

Unknown female: (Inaudible)

Caller: It’s just there’s, there’s no you’d never see somebody down there that’s all.

Operator: Salary Brook Trail. I’m just looking for that location now. Is there, is any sort of buildings nearby that I can use as a reference point to put on my system?