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Jeremy Park was confident that the last time on which he saw his mother was on the morning of the family trip to Blackpool. All were supposed to go, he said. His mother said she did not want to go. Jeremy said he tried to persuade her, but she was not keen. He said he felt rejection at that point. He said he recalled going to see her. It was a snap memory, as he described it, of a minute or two. Somewhat later in his evidence he described the visit to Blackpool and the return. He went on to say more about the morning. He said everyone was there. His mother was in bed lying down. She was on the side of the bed nearest the door. She looked down was the word he used. She had gone into herself and looked pensive. She did not say why she was not going. His father had said nothing. He told you that these were clear memories that had come back to him over the years. He had not been so clear when he spoke to the police about the matter in 1997, only three days or so after the body had been found, when he was distressed and upset. He said he remembered the Blackpool trip. It was one of two trips he recalled from childhood going to Blackpool. The other had been to see the illuminations. On the relevant day, however, it was bright and sunny he said. They travelled by car. He remembered they had taken a portable radio which sat on the back shelf. It needed batteries, and some had been bought especially for the occasion, and he remembered going to the fun fair, he said, and a particular ride called the Wild Mouse. He said the trip had been an uplifting experience. He did not recall the journey back. He remembered arriving home and asking "Where is mummy?" and it was clear that she was not there. He said his father was a bit down. He asked his father whether he ever cried, and the reply apparently was "I am crying now." So that is what Jeremy then aged six says he remembers about that.