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Didcot murders: hunt for Jed Allen enters second day Didcot murders: hunt for Jed Allen enters second day
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Armed police and sniffer dogs continue to scour parkland in Oxford as the hunt for Jed Allen, suspected of killing his mother, her partner and their six-year-old daughter in Oxfordshire, enters its second full day. Armed police and sniffer dogs continue to scour parkland in Oxford as the hunt for Jed Allen – suspected of killing his mother, her partner and their six-year-old daughter in Oxfordshire – enters its second full day.
Police hope Oxford University Parks, where Allen worked as a groundsman and which have been closed for the duration of the search, will provide some clues as to the 21-year-old’s whereabouts.Police hope Oxford University Parks, where Allen worked as a groundsman and which have been closed for the duration of the search, will provide some clues as to the 21-year-old’s whereabouts.
Tributes have been left outside the family home in Didcot where the bodies of Janet Jordon, 48, Philip Howard, 44, and their daughter Derin Jordon were discovered over the weekend.Tributes have been left outside the family home in Didcot where the bodies of Janet Jordon, 48, Philip Howard, 44, and their daughter Derin Jordon were discovered over the weekend.
A yellow teddy bear was placed inside the police cordon alongside a handwritten tribute attached to a bunch of flowers. Part of it read: “You are my family and always will be. I will miss you all each day ... You have all left a massive void in my heart which will never be filled. I love you all so much, Jan, Phil and my Dezzy Doo.”A yellow teddy bear was placed inside the police cordon alongside a handwritten tribute attached to a bunch of flowers. Part of it read: “You are my family and always will be. I will miss you all each day ... You have all left a massive void in my heart which will never be filled. I love you all so much, Jan, Phil and my Dezzy Doo.”
Detectives took the highly unusual step of naming Allen as the suspect on Sunday. He is believed to have lived with the family until recently.Detectives took the highly unusual step of naming Allen as the suspect on Sunday. He is believed to have lived with the family until recently.
Allen’s cousin has urged him to give himself up to police. Tyler Clarke told the Sun: “No one can believe what has happened. The first thing I knew about it was when I saw it on the news. We just want to know why. But only Jed knows what has happened.Allen’s cousin has urged him to give himself up to police. Tyler Clarke told the Sun: “No one can believe what has happened. The first thing I knew about it was when I saw it on the news. We just want to know why. But only Jed knows what has happened.
“If we could send a message to Jed it would be, ‘Give yourself up’.”“If we could send a message to Jed it would be, ‘Give yourself up’.”
Allen’s Instagram profile, which is named Mr Meat Tank, reveals his interest in bodybuilding and comic book characters.Allen’s Instagram profile, which is named Mr Meat Tank, reveals his interest in bodybuilding and comic book characters.
Speaking at a press briefing, DS Chris Ward from Thames Valley police major crime unit described the incident as a “tragic and sad event”, offering his condolences to the family. Speaking at a press briefing, Det Supt Chris Ward from Thames Valley police major crime unit described the incident as a “tragic and sad event”, offering his condolences to the family.
He said the bodies were discovered after a call from a member of the public just before 8.30pm on Saturday. The family moved into the house within the last two months and had lived in the neighbourhood before that, Ward said.He said the bodies were discovered after a call from a member of the public just before 8.30pm on Saturday. The family moved into the house within the last two months and had lived in the neighbourhood before that, Ward said.
A forensic tent was set up in the area, which was sealed off from the public all day on Sunday and is about 15 miles from the property where the three bodies were found in Didcot.
“As you may well have seen, there have been officers conducting searches in a number of areas in Oxford and Didcot today,” Ward said. “It is vital that we trace Jed Allen and I would urge anyone who has any information about his whereabouts to contact police via the 101 number.”“As you may well have seen, there have been officers conducting searches in a number of areas in Oxford and Didcot today,” Ward said. “It is vital that we trace Jed Allen and I would urge anyone who has any information about his whereabouts to contact police via the 101 number.”
Video update from Det Supt Chris Ward regarding the ongoing murder investigation in #Didcot http://t.co/krWgLp8B4hVideo update from Det Supt Chris Ward regarding the ongoing murder investigation in #Didcot http://t.co/krWgLp8B4h
Ward said of Allen: “He is now a suspect in this inquiry and it’s very important we locate him as quickly as possible. He is described as 6ft tall, of large build and, distinctively, he has a tattoo on his left hand of a spider.”Ward said of Allen: “He is now a suspect in this inquiry and it’s very important we locate him as quickly as possible. He is described as 6ft tall, of large build and, distinctively, he has a tattoo on his left hand of a spider.”
He said he did not believe that Allen posed a threat to the public but said people should not approach him and should call 999 immediately if they see him.He said he did not believe that Allen posed a threat to the public but said people should not approach him and should call 999 immediately if they see him.
Allen, listed on Didcot council’s website as a gardening apprentice, lives a 20-minute walk away from the family home. Pictures posted on Instagram by Allen showed him brandishing a knife and an axe.Allen, listed on Didcot council’s website as a gardening apprentice, lives a 20-minute walk away from the family home. Pictures posted on Instagram by Allen showed him brandishing a knife and an axe.
Relatives of the victims have been informed of the deaths and are being looked after by specialist officers.Relatives of the victims have been informed of the deaths and are being looked after by specialist officers.
Sheila Welch, who lives on the road where the bodies were found, told the Press Association that the first she knew that anything had happened was when the police arrived.Sheila Welch, who lives on the road where the bodies were found, told the Press Association that the first she knew that anything had happened was when the police arrived.
“They are new neighbours and had only been here a couple of months – I don’t know their names,” she said. “I used to see them: a lovely mother and a little girl. They always looked so happy … All I can say is that I am very upset, it is all very traumatic.”“They are new neighbours and had only been here a couple of months – I don’t know their names,” she said. “I used to see them: a lovely mother and a little girl. They always looked so happy … All I can say is that I am very upset, it is all very traumatic.”
Jane Ilott, Jordon’s former landlady in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, described the victim as “beautiful” and “absolutely cracking”: “I didn’t know Jed as a 6ft man, I know him as a little fella who was really struggling. He absolutely loved his mum and she him, but she didn’t know.” Jane Ilott, Jordon’s former landlady in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, described the victim as “beautiful” and “absolutely cracking”. She said: “I didn’t know Jed as a 6ft man, I know him as a little fella who was really struggling. He absolutely loved his mum and she him.”