In chronological order . . .

 

1. SANDRA DUMONT, Jason Moore’s longtime partner, contacted police on September 23, 2009 to report acid damage to her car and that her tyres had been slashed. The following day the doors of her office in Leytonstone, E11 were super-glued.

 

2. ABDUL AHMED, the chief prosecution significant witness, had positively identified Moore in October 2012. Several days later, when Jason attended Barkingside Magistrates Court, his defence QC Richard Wormald was approached by two individuals – known associates of Power – who then spoke to Jason's uncle, Richard White. Jason's sister Kirstie Moore and DS Kevin Prosser both witnessed this approach. Power’s two associates told White that "they had the witness Ahmed" and gave a phone number, adding that they could assist Jason. They said they wanted £15,000 up front and another £15,000 later.

 

3. PAUL BUTLER, a garage owner and friend of Warren Mitchell (Power's business partner), was the man Power took his car to shortly after the stabbing. After police tracked down the BMW to Butler’s garage premises in Ongar, he refused to help them for two reasons: 1) He didn’t want to be labelled a grass; and 2) He refused at a later date to give a statement because he was in fear of retribution for himself and his family.

 

4. PAUL HUNT, the passenger in Robert Darby’s car at the time of the stabbing, contacted police on January 16, 2016 to say that he was followed to his house by a man driving a blue Ford Mondeo, who sat outside for about 10 mins before driving off at speed when challenged. In fear of reprisals, Hunt denied to police any threat of intimidation by three or four unidentified males in the Hinds Head pub "three or four weeks ago".

 

5. ADELE RAYNER gave evidence for the prosecution at the 2013 trial. She states:

“After the trial my car was vandalised, which was on a Friday night. I phoned (DS Kevin) Prosser and the police came round. I had phoned Prosser to try and get some further details, as I felt that the attack on the car had something to do with the trial. Prosser’s view was that the incident was strange but didn’t think it had anything to do with Moore or Power. I also complained about the presentation of the case again during the course of this conversation.”

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6. JIMMY O’ROURKE, who has known Moore and Power for many years, gave evidence at Moore’s 2017 Appeal hearing. He said that when he met Power he was stripped of his phone, taken into a secluded pub garden and escorted by a bouncer of 6ft 9ins and subsequently threatened to have no involvement in the case. “Stay out of it,” he was warned.

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7. WITNESS X was a prisoner on remand with Power at HMP Belmarsh (he was subsequently cleared of his charges) and they became friendly over a period of around six months in the second half of 2013. After Moore was found guilty, and feeling outraged and disgusted that an innocent man had been given a minimum 18-year life sentence, he made contact with Mark Bowen (Moore’s solicitor) to try and assist Moore’s 2017 Appeal. Witness X revealed what Power had confided in him about the case – how he had evaded the co-accused murder charge and had been acquitted because an eyewitness (Ahmed) had got it wrong and “put the knife in the hand of Moore”.

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Witness X made a statement that was read out in the Appeal court. Explaining why he withdrew his verbal agreement to testify on Moore’s behalf in person at the Court of Appeal, Witness X sent the following unedited text message (right) to Mark Bowen just days before the 2017 Appeal was to start:

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“Hello Mark, I’m sorry but I am not in a position to support Jason’s appeal, if my name becomes known in proceedings I will be fearful of comebacks of a number of people I do not wish to name, I am only willing for my statement to be used if my name is not used or shown to any third party. However I will not be able to give evidence at court. I am conscious Jason will be devastated of this but I need to protect me and my family, sorry.”

 

HMP COLDINGLEY (2020): Moore was approached by two unknown inmates and warned to stop working on another Appeal, or else his sister was “going to get hurt and would be done with acid”. Shortly afterwards, Moore was moved out to a different prison for his own safety, after threats and intimidation Power allegedly made through third party inmates.