Caroline Scott

NAME: CAROLINE SCOTT
ADDRESS:
AGE / DATE OF BIRTH: 17 27091973
Who states: - This statement consisting of 11 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 willfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
DATED: 040391 C L SCOTT (SIGNED)
I am Caroline Louise SCOTT and I live at the address stated overleaf where I have lived since October 1990. Before this I used live with my mother at 15 XXXXX road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, and I lived there for about a year. Before this I lived on the Fairstead Estate for about 6 months to a year, at 7 XXXXXXXX XXXXX, and before living there I lived at 15 XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, West Walton Highway, near Wisbech, where I had lived for a number of years. I presently live on my own. My social life usually consists of going to the pubs in King's Lynn Town Centre, usually about once a week. The pubs and clubs I normally use are Chicago’s in Norfolk Street, The Wenns in Saturday Market Place, and L.A’s, which is above Argos. I don't always go out with the same girls when I go out. On the last three or four Friday nights I haven't been working and so I have been able to go out on each Friday night, and I have been to Chicago’s on each occasion. About 8 pm on the evening of Friday 1st March 1991 I was at home at my flat when my friend Anne POWELL came round. I don't know where she lives but she works at the Pizza Gallery, where I also work. After putting my make up on and getting ready the two of us walked to the Wenns Public House arriving between 8.10pm and 8.15pm. The two of us stayed in the Wenns for about an hour and had a couple of orange juices each. Then we left the Wenns we then went to McDonalds in the High Street where we had something to eat, before going on to the Chicago’s public house in Norfolk Street. We got into Chicago’s around 10 pm. I was drinking whisky and orange juices in Chicago’s, whilst my friend Anne had a variety of different drinks. Whilst we were in there I met some other friends, who arrived later than us, Mark Jason, Colin, Clifford and Terry. Mark lives at 13 XXXXXXXX Avenue, but I don't know his surname. Jason is tall with dark hair and was wearing jeans and dark mustard coloured T shirt with a black pattern and buttons and a dark cardigan. I don't know his surname but I think he lives in North Lynn, somewhere near XXXXXXX Avenue. I don't know much about Colin other than the fact that he also lives at 13 XXXXXXX Avenue with Mark. I don't know much about Clifford but I think he also lives near to XXXXXXX Avenue. I think he still lives with his parents, but may be in the process of buying a place of his own, and I think he works in the building trade. On the Friday evening he was wearing a light coloured T shirt underneath a light coloured shirt, and. possibly jeans. He is quite tall and has short dark hair. I don't know Terry's surname, but I think he lives in Terrington. He is not as tall as the others, and on the Friday night he was wearing a navy top, which I think had either a pattern or picture on the front, and possibly jeans. Mark was wearing jeans and a white shirt, whilst Colin was wearing a tweed jacket over what I think was a shirt, and probably jeans. I had met all these when at a party at 13 XXXXXXAvenue, about 2 to 3 weeks ago. After having about four to five whisky and orange juices they asked Anne and I if we would like to go to the Cellar Bar with them I had only been to the Cellar Bar on one previous occasion and that was on the evening of the party. I am not sure what time we left the pub to go to the Cellar Bar but we all left together. I was not keeping a track of the time at all. I know we must have arrived at the Cellar Bar after 10.30 pm as we had to pay to get in, but it could have been a fair bit later than that. When we arrived at the Cellar Bar we walked down the stairs and into the entrance hallway. We had to queue for a short time to get in as there were other people in front of us waiting to pay to get in. The boys were in front of us and paid before us. We then paid our money to the two men standing there. These two men were both smartly dressed in suits, but I can't remember whether they were bouncers or not. I just paid my money to them and didn't really take that much notice of them. I followed the boys into the main part of the club which was packed, like sardines and then went straight to the bar. I bought myself and Anne another drink, having another whisky and orange myself. During the rest of the evening we moved about the club, and danced on the dance floor with Clifford and Terry. I also saw that the two twins Gary and Wayne, who I had also met at the party, were also in the club. I was also introduced to Clifford's sister, who was with one of the twins. I can't remember what her name was. The only other person who I knew who was in the Cellar Bar was a girl called Sue FOX. She was wearing either a flowered or patterned top, and I think black trousers. She had her hair tied back, and possibly in a french plait. I do not know where she lives, Clifford seemed to know her. I remember that at about 12.30 am. Anne asked me what the time was as she didn't want to stay late. A short while later, probably about 12.45 am. she asked one of the bar staff to order her a taxi which she did. Once the taxi had been ordered Anne went out and that was the last time I saw her that evening. Shortly after Anne had left I was standing with the group of boys against the bar, about opposite the disco, when there a loud crash. The place went quiet and possibly the music stopped or went low, and then the D.J. told us to carry on enjoying ourselves. I don't know what made the crash but I understand from the conversation immediately afterwards that a television had fallen from the wall. A short while after this, possibly a couple of minutes later I was still standing in the same place. I was leaning against the bar, with my back to the bar and Mark was standing next to me to my right and I think Terry was possibly in front of us. I saw that there was a scuffle near the main pillar and I saw that one man, who I assumed was one of the bouncers, had hold of another man against the pillar. He had hold just below the throat, I think with one hand, and it is possible he had the other fist raised. I would describe the man I think was a bouncer as being very well built, wearing either a white or light coloured shirt and smart dark possibly black trousers. I think his face was a little bit chubby. He had very short blonde or very light hair, which looked as if it had been shaved short. The other man, who was being held, was wearing a rugby type shirt, which was quartered, which was red and blue, and possibly another colour, and he was wearing jeans. He had light short hair and was of medium build. The man holding him said to him something like "Don't ever do that again." I assumed that this incident was something to do with the television. The man with the Rugby shirt on then left the club through the door, whilst the bouncer followed immediately behind as if to ensure that he left. As they went out of the door a lot of people went in the same direction as if to see what was happening, but I remained against the bar. A short while later we decided to leave and so finished our drinks and made our way out of the club. At this time I was still with Clifford, Mark, Colin, Terry and Jason. We walked out of the door and I saw that there people standing on the stairs and at the top of the stairs. I had to walk up the left hand side of the stairs, to get past the people who were just standing there. When I got to the top I again saw Sue FOX who was standing kissing a man. I didn't know the man but I think he was wearing a white shirt and possibly jeans or trousers. There were a few other people standing around, but there was nothing out of the ordinary happening. The whole group of us walked into the Tuesday Market Place and turned immediately right, and walked to Barclays Bank, where I got some money out of the machine. Whilst I was getting my money the five lads were just standing nearby talking. When I had got my money we all then walked diagonally across the Market Place and left the market place down the same road that the Tudor Rose is on. We walked on the pavement on the opposite side of the road to the Tudor Rose. I don't think we had quite reached the gravel car park although I could see it, when I heard the sound of somebody running behind us. I think I was standing near the back of the group but I can't remember who else from our group was also at the back. I turned round and saw the same man, who had been held against the post wearing the quartered rugby shirt, run past. We were standing on the pavement at the time whilst he was running in the road. Immediately behind him and very close to him, two men chasing after him. Both men were 6'0" tall or taller, well built and both had light hair. The hair of one of them was collar length and brush straight back to clear the ears, whilst the other one was just short. They were both wearing either white or very light long sleeved shirts and black or very dark trousers. The two men caught up with the other man about two to three metres in front of us. The man being chased spun round to face us and I think one of the other men had hold of his shirt. There was a brief struggle and then the man being chased managed to free himself. I did not see any injuries on the man being chased, but the other two who had been chasing him had their backs to me. The struggle only lasted a matter of seconds before the man struggled to free himself and run away. I think that the man then ran off across the car park in the direction of the Lattice House and the other two men followed. I have to say, however, that my view was restricted as I was at the back of the group and only being about 5'3" tall I could not really see where they ran to. I could then hear the sound of what I thought was a fight. As far as I remember I could hear the sounds of somebody either hitting or punching somebody else, and the groans of somebody in pain. These sounds came from the direction that the men had run in, in other words from the Lattice House direction. I did not actually see what was happening. I only heard the sounds I have described above. I then continued along the road, until reaching Chapel Street, where I turned left towards Norfolk Street. On turning the corner I saw one of the twins, the one wearing a coloured top, walking with Clifford's sister. Clifford left our group and walked across to join then. They were walking from the direction of Norfolk Street and were heading in the direction of Austin Street. We carried on walking along the pavement on the same side of the road as the Lattice House. We were almost outside the Lattice House and the group stopped and I saw on the pavement directly opposite us on the other side of the road the man who had been chased was lying on the pavement. He was lying on his back, with head just on the kerb, nearly into the road. There was blood on the road and all around his face. There were no other persons around; either walking away or towards. There were no vehicles around either, apart from possibly a car parked outside the taxi office further up Chapel Street. I could hear that the man lying on the pavement was breathing, but it was deep breathing and heavy and slow. He was obviously having difficulty breathing. Jason ran off in the direction of the taxi office, to get an ambulance. At this point I was crying because I found what I saw very upsetting. I think that either Mark or Colin asked the man lying on the pavement whether he was alright. Terry was meanwhile comforting me. Jason then returned, running, and stated the ambulance was on its way. He was followed by another man who had come from the direction of the taxi office. He was a coloured shirt, possibly mustard coloured, and trousers, maybe black, but dark in colour. He had a moustache and dark hair. This man asked whether an ambulance had been called and then with the assistance of Mark he put him in the recovery position. We carried on standing there, and then a taxi drew up and there was another man standing nearby. I don't know whether he had got out of the taxi, or then got into it. I then saw a police car come round the corner from Norfolk Street, into Chapel Street. One of the group I was with, possibly Mark ran towards the police car to attract their attention. The police car then pulled up to us and one of the officers got out of the car and bent down over the man lying on the pavement. I am not sure but I think the taxi had left by this time. I was paying more attention to what the policeman was doing, Mark spoke to the policeman and asked him if he wanted our names, but the policeman said he didn’t; we told him that the ambulance had been called. We then started to walk away in the direction of Norfolk Street on the same side of the road as the man had been lying. We were nearly opposite Surrey Street when I saw two men walking toward us. Both these men were of the same description as the two men I had seen chasing the other man earlier, they were of the same build and wearing the same clothes. In my mind they were the same two men who had been chasing him One of the men was slightly behind the other, and the one with the shorter hair was in front. I think the one behind, who had the longer hair, slowed down as he passed me, as he saw the police car ahead of him. The whole group stopped and may even have started walking back towards the police car. I think possibly Mark was still talking to the policeman. I then heard the man who was in front, the one with the shorter hair, shout something like "That’s one of the bastards, let’s get the other one". As he said that he then started to run towards St. Anne’s Street. The other man behind him started to run as well to catch him up, but I didn't hear him say anything. I then heard Mark say something like "That’s then, aren't you going to do anything." The police car than drove off after the two men, whilst one policeman remained with the man lying on the pavement. We then carried on walking down Norfolk Street. As we were walking down Norfolk Street I saw a car (I can't remember the type or colour) stop somewhere near Spoils. A man got out of the car and walked to the alleyway near Spoils, where he punched another man, the man who had been kissing Sue FOX. I didn't see where he hit him. I then heard her shouting and realised she was also there. The man who had been hit then walked down the alleyway and the man who had hit him got back into the car and drove off. I don't think Sue got into the car. We carried on walking and soon I saw the man who had been hit also walking down Norfolk Street. I think all the group I was with knew the man who had been hit and I think Terry spoke to him and asked if he was alright, we then walked to the taxi office in Norfolk Street, where we subsequently got a taxi to go to 13 xxxxxxx Avenue. Throughout the evening I had consumed about five or six whisky and oranges, and so although I was a little merry I was not drunk. I am slightly short sighted but when I go out I do not wear my glasses and I didn't have my glasses on, on the Friday night. Further to the above, I think the part where Mark asked the policeman whether he wanted our names came after the two men had gone past the policemen.
C L SCOTT (SIGNED)
DATE: 040391
OFFICERS SIGNATURE:DC448 WILLIAMSON