http://heatherbrooke.org/2005/cps_main/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://heatherbrooke.org/2005/cps_main/comment-page-1/#comment-830 bristol driving school Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:48:39 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2005/cps_main/#comment-830 The driving school that they went to certainly taught them how to get past the law in case of any problem. The driving school that they went to certainly taught them how to get past the law in case of any problem.

]]> http://heatherbrooke.org/2005/cps_main/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Deborah Osborne Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:22:55 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2005/cps_main/#comment-829 I read this article with great interest. I live in Bedfordshire. My ex husband has a preponsity to violence, he holds a caution for ABH to a minor (my son). He was brought to court in March 2006 for 3 violent offences against me. The offences occured in December 2004, September 2005 and November 2005. The delay between offence and hearing is completely unacceptable and will inevitably effect the outcome. The evidence put before the court were police photographs of injuries, witness statements by doctors, and my evidence as well as bad character with reference to the 'caution'. The defence offered 4 character witnesses and a dubious email which I did not recognise, but was said to be mine as it had my email address on it - although I knew that my ex husband had hacked into my account. The court hearing went on for 2 days. My ex husband continued to state his innocence. He had tried to suggest that my injuries were caused by fall or were self inflicted. He was given a not guilty verdict on three counts. When I asked for a report of the hearing, it stated in one section that I had provoked the incident! The magistrates of the court were all male. The clerk of the courts did not seem to think that the email was not admissable evidence even though I queried this, and it brough some weight to the verdict. I have tried to complain about the system I have been through and it's lack of rigour. I have looked through the Bedfordshire figures and it is apparent that it is a postcode lottery for justice, which is what I have suggested to the chief crown prosecutor of Bedfordshire. Could you tell me how I could further my complaint, as I seem to be fobbed off consistantly. I read this article with great interest. I live in Bedfordshire. My ex husband has a preponsity to violence, he holds a caution for ABH to a minor (my son). He was brought to court in March 2006 for 3 violent offences against me.
The offences occured in December 2004, September 2005 and November 2005.
The delay between offence and hearing is completely unacceptable and will inevitably effect the outcome.
The evidence put before the court were police photographs of injuries, witness statements by doctors, and my evidence as well as bad character with reference to the ‘caution’. The defence offered 4 character witnesses and a dubious email which I did not recognise, but was said to be mine as it had my email address on it – although I knew that my ex husband had hacked into my account. The court hearing went on for 2 days. My ex husband continued to state his innocence. He had tried to suggest that my injuries were caused by fall or were self inflicted. He was given a not guilty verdict on three counts. When I asked for a report of the hearing, it stated in one section that I had provoked the incident!
The magistrates of the court were all male. The clerk of the courts did not seem to think that the email was not admissable evidence even though I queried this, and it brough some weight to the verdict.
I have tried to complain about the system I have been through and it’s lack of rigour. I have looked through the Bedfordshire figures and it is apparent that it is a postcode lottery for justice, which is what I have suggested to the chief crown prosecutor of Bedfordshire. Could you tell me how I could further my complaint, as I seem to be fobbed off consistantly.

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