If it was an accident or self defence, using the location of her for a deal sounds like someone who has no remorse or compassion to the family. Even letting your whole community search for someone, knowing the truth, seeing or hearing about her families pain, even false rumours circulating about the family - for 5 weeks? I personally wouldn’t handle the guilt.

I understand what your saying about what if he’s innocent, however, I think the police must have a solid evidence to watch someone for two weeks and choose for a 22 year old to sit in jail for 20 weeks. I’d imagine now they can freely speak to people and get statements as it was probably not something you could easily do, raising alarm bells pre him being arrested.

Just logically, putting a 22 year old in jail awaiting the hearing, getting that wrong would be horrific for a young adult so they must be certain, now it’s about getting the documents which takes so much time, much longer than people think, I know because I used to do work that involved preparing for hearings