The ammonia-soaked finger bandage recovered from the crime scene was found to be a perfect fit upon Rush's injured finger, although Rush remained adamant he had not worn any form of bandage upon his finger since 11 December, explaining to investigators he had simply wished to "harden the wound". Furthermore, Rush freely admitted to having visited his parents at 22 Blenheim Crescent on an almost weekly basis, and to have known Vera, although he remained adamant he had not seen the child for "about three weeks" prior to the date of her disappearance. The finger bandage recovered at the crime scene was subjected to further forensic analysis by the Home Office analyst, Dr. Roche Lynch, who determined that it had been used to conceal a supporating wound, and that the bandage had been soaked in ammonia on at least one occasion. Nonetheless, Dr. Lynch stated that, having also examined this bandage with the assistance of ultra violet light, he had formed the conclusion that the material was of a different consistency than bandage and lint samples recovered by investigators during their formal search of Rush's home. A Notting Hill superintendent named George Cornish would later state that during their initial interrogation of Percy Rush, when he had simply been one of several potential suspects, officers had informed him of the finger bandage found at the crime scene. Superintendent Cornish would later state officers had informed Rush to voluntarily hand over all samples of bandage at his home, and he had complied with what Cornish later described as a disturbing "faint smile" upon his face. Shortly thereafter, police conducted their formal search of his home. Superintendent Cornish later confirmed this procedural error had been a crucial mistake which had likely allowed Rush to dispose of any bandage of the type he had worn on the day of Vera's murder. Though his movements on the date of Vera's abduction and murder were never independently corroborated, at the subsequent coroner's inquest held on 10 February 1932, Rush claimed that on 14 December, his wife, Daisy, had been absent from the family home until the early evening and that he had opted to go shopping in Kensington after finishing work as he did not wish to be alone in the family home. He claimed to have returned home at approximately 8:30 p.m., and that his wife had returned home shortly thereafter. The two had gone to sleep at approximately 10:15 p.m. Rush further claimed to have not visited his parents on Monday 14 December, although he did admit he had typically visited his parents on a Monday.