why couldn't the 'violent porn' thing come out during trial?

The judge thought it would prejudice the trial, that the jurors would think he was guilty before the other evidence was heard.

I think thats dubious too .IMO if your defence was you were a decent chap and wouldn't commit this sort of offence then people are entitled to hear evidence to the contrary. Not sure Tabak had any 'character' defence though.

I don't think it was that relevant though as i just can't see how Manslaugrer can ever be a defence against murder by stangulation , as you just can't do that inadvertently, it is about the most deliberate way of killing people there is .Intent can never be in doubt.

its often the case with previous police charges or cautions for previous offences which sometimes arent mentioned

If you try and kiss a woman, and she screams, its not acceptable to start placing you hands with force around their mouth and neck. Then claim it was an accident when they die. - That should have been enough to convict him for murder.

His whole defence was nonsense IMO

Suprised how many people accepted so much of it  . ''So Jo called him imside and then they were chatting.... '' And then they go on to say she may have been leading him on etc . More likely he approached her outside as she was returning or knocked on her door

No

Didnt have anyone in mind in particular

My thoughts if any were more towards recent 9/11 threads etc

yep it was so obvious that it was story concocted to try and fit the evidence against him. made no mention of it on his original police interview. the usual no comment answer to all questions which guilty people often do.

only when the tests came back showing his dna was on the body did he come up with this fairy tale.

DNA has just completely changed everything over recent years

This guy probably could have stuck to his guns and claimed to have not gone near the girl years ago and may well have got off in court or infact no charges even brought

I'm not sure it's right that it's withheld either but I do think it would undoubtedly be somewhat prejudicial. I'm no expert but you're not allowed to reveal previous convictions and such, are you? Huntley's previous was considerably worse than Tabak's in that regard.

"i would be interested to know why two of the jurors weren't convinced this was murder."

surprised me too.  but apparently the judge didn't allow images found on his computer
(porn, incl women with men's hands around their necks) to be admitted to court.

don't undestand that either, this disgusting individual clearly had a secret double life,
if the jurors were allowed to consider all the facts sure it would have been
a 12/12 verdict. 

but maybe the judge confused some of the jurors with his directions
and telling them you have to decide did he intend to kill her.

on the face of it seems incredible they took best part of a month to charge a killer living next door. iirc boyfriend was the prime suspect even before tabak threw the landlord into the picture

"But his big mistake was to contact the police after they arrested his landlord, Christopher Jefferies, and try to help pin the blame on him. In doing so he asked too many questions about the police investigation and roused the suspicions of the detective sent to interview him."

Amazing - as if the police weren't 'on to him' at all : until he blew by asking too many questions under the guise of being helpful to police.

that it wasnt admitted as evidence

the police have to start from scratch, the landlords cameos to the cameras rightly aroused suspicion or at least gave the police a reason to arrest him

as they had dna he would be easily excluded

he was hinting he knew stuff, probably to get a payment off the press

i doubt there will be any wrongful arrest complaint

it will be interesting to see how it all turns out

i think the press went way over the top, after he was arrested

The main mystery though is why they took so long to seriously consider the guy next door

Does not appear he ever came up with much of an alibi, and , apart from arresting Jeffries, other staements they were making indicated they were starting to look further from the scene of crime for a suspect.

The press are at it again. Trying to link the fact he may or may not have used a prostitute when away on business trips to him being a bad person.

The parents of Jo Yeates said they wish their daughter's killer could have been given the death penalty.
In a statement read outside court by police on their behalf, David and Theresa Yeates said they hoped Vincent Tabak's life would be "a living hell"

Mr and Mrs Yeates said: "For us it is with regret that capital punishment is not a possible option for his sentence.
"The best we can hope for him is that he spends the rest of his life incarcerated where his life is a living hell."

The trial had been "more stressful and intense than we ever imagined", the couple said.
"There was never any doubt in our minds that Jo had been murdered and we fully expected [Tabak] to lie when he went into the witness box," their statement added.

We so miss hearing her happy voice and seeing her living life to the full”
"We came here with little hope or expectation of hearing what happened on 17 December but needed to see him and hear what he had to say first hand.
"We saw no emotion or remorse or regret for what he did to Jo. We felt all emotion expressed by him was false. All we heard were words of self-pity."

Mr and Mrs Yeates said: "We have still lost our daughter and our son has lost his sister.
"Our main sorrow is that Jo isn't allowed to start her own family, have children and achieve her potential.

"We will never get over our loss, how she was murdered and the total lack of respect with which her body was treated.

Miss Yeates's parents thanked people for letters and cards they had received, and for the physical tributes that have been made in commemoration of Miss Yeates which they said "touched us to the core".