Chaffey stated that police heard this rumour so many times they considered Shearman to be a suspect; the community of Stockton was said to have harboured suspicions about him until Webster was charged.
Chaffey stated that police heard this rumour so many times they considered Shearman to be a suspect, and that false information given to police resulted in the investigation being side-tracked. The community of Stockton was said to have harboured suspicions about Shearman right until Webster was charged.