“I always found Mark to be a very effervescent and intelligent individual, with a fantastic sense of humour, always in such good spirits and always very confident. Mark has always been a very caring and attentive friend, kind, always thinking of others and doing whatever he can to help the situations of those around him. He was and still is such a good communicator and many an hour or so has been easily whiled away in hilarious discussion with him. I simply cannot imagine anyone less likely than Mark to be accused of the crime of which he has been”