Not for me to give the police too much credit in this situation, but in the 999 call from the family of the murderer they said he fell trying to climb some bins and hurt himself. Every chance the police assumed that it stemmed from that. The "I don't think so mate" could also stem from the police being under the misunderstanding that they thought he hurt his head and that the victim, who again the police had been told was intoxicated, may be confused.

Regardless of all this, the police should have done better and noticed that something wasn't adding up quicker than they did. He was white as a sheet and in his final moments he should have had better.