Partition wall

[Spring heeled Jim]

Agreed Miakaal it is all supposition. Something just does not sit right with me in a scenario whereby she is attacked on the bed and does not hit the wall with either an arm or leg. Of course she could have an it was either not heard or did not create as loud a sound as I envisage but to me a thin partition wall if struck makes one hell of a noise! But thats just my experience with thin walls

[miakaal4]

Hi Jim,
there is a good chance the people living on the other side were asleep or "busy" or out. Mary may have been knocked out with an arm across the throat in a very short time, making no noise at all. It is all supposition though.

[Spring heeled Jim]

Agreed hunter but if I were being killed on that bed I am sure it would be more than a little bang on the wall my arm and leg were right next to. I just dont get the lack of sound considering it was I am led to believe a partition wall which in my experience seem to amplify and knock or bangs.

[Hunter]

Considering what Mary Kelly's profession was supposed to be, a little banging on the wall--or even sounds of a scuffle--would not be out of place.

[Spring heeled Jim]

It is my understanding that the bed upon which MJK was found is lying alongside the partition wall in 13 Millers court. If this is correct and she was killed lying upon that bed then why would other occupants not have heard what happened?

What I am getting at is in my experience when it comes to sound and the result of something being banged into a partition wall if thin they seem to almost magnify noises. I know this seems an odd statement but I have lived in a flat with a partition wall and if the neighbors talked i could hear them very well and if something bumped or banged the wall it was very loud and obvious.

I find it hard to get my head around MJK being subdued/killed in bed without her struggling in some way and envisage if it happened to me I am certain one of my arms or legs would have banged the wall next to the bed.

Is it firmly established she was lying in her bed when killed? I just cant accept that if she was she didn't struggle and bang the partition wall which would have been a noise loud enough for Prater or someone else to hear in my mind.

Anyhow I am new here so please be gentle