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I hope someone can advise me although, upon reviewing the forum sub-headings, it appears criminal cases might not be covered on this platform.
Is it usual for (and can) the police drop a criminal prosecution without providing the wrongly accused with reasons for them having done so?
For well over a year, a friend of mine has been living under the stresses and related consequences of an individual having made false criminal allegations against him, presumably to pursue his own financial advantage.
The miscreant fabricated allegations against my friend who is 78 years old and not in the best of health.
The police failed to properly investigate the allegations, the investigating officer having demonstrably (exhibited by way of comments he made to a colleague whilst his body-worn-video device was live) during which it is clear that, in his own imagination, he had already “arrested, cautioned, charged, prosecuted, tried and found guilty” my friend, before so much as meeting or questioning him, immediately upon having been presented with the Complainant’s hearsay charges.
The police prosecution lawyer failed to have either the police or his own department examine the charges properly despite repeated and specific and evidence-targeted requests, by the defence lawyer, that he/they do so.
This has caused my friend ongoing repercussions both financial and of a personal nature (severe stress not being the least of those).
He has lost “friends” over the matter and it has put a great strain upon his marriage, with his wife even going so far as to seek in pressuring my friend into putting their house on the market and moving to another area, so as to avoid any perceived shame which might result from her husband’s conviction.
It has also cost him many thousands of pounds in private legal fees whilst, his lawyer informs him, he will only be reimbursed at “Legal Aid” rates and even then at some, perhaps distant, point in the future.
In pursuing his defence, my friend employed registered and court recognised expert witnesses in their respective fields who were able to prove beyond doubt that the allegations and supposedly supportive evidences levelled against him are scientifically proven to be false.
Despite this, the prosecution lawyer repeatedly refused to have any of those conclusions verified by his own institution’s experts although verbal and written requests were made by my friend’s lawyer that they do so, on many occasions.
It was only following a pre-trial hearing, in which the Magistrate ordered that the prosecution address the defence issues raised with regard to evidence submitted, that notification was eventually provided by the prosecution lawyer that the case should no longer proceed due to “information having come to light, following the pre-trial meeting” (pretty much word for word).
Seemingly, that is that. Case closed. As far as the police and the prosecution are concerned.
My friend has received no apology nor has he been made aware of what, if any, action is to be taken in regard to the Complainant who it can be undeniably shown was engaged in wasting of police, prosecution and magistrate’s time and resources along with perverting the course of justice through bringing false allegations, fabricating evidence, destroying or concealing other evidence and interfering with still other evidence.
Indeed, the Complainant told lie upon lie upon lie to the police in a vain attempt to cover up his malfeasance. Lies which were simply accepted, at face value by the investigating officer who had already decided my friend was “guilty”, despite his being aware of misgivings as to the Complainant’s likely lack of veracity. Further, the Complainant can be shown to have repeatedly lied UNDER OATH when swearing multiple statements of events, signed by him.
Is the wrongfully and unjustly accused and processed, my friend, entitled to know nothing more on the matter and not even receive an apology bearing in mind that requests were made from quite shortly after the prosecution was embarked upon and throughout for the police/prosecution to more closely examine (so called) evidences submitted by the complainant, following independent professional examinations having been conducted which found some of those “evidences” to have been both orchestrated and subsequently manipulated as well as counter-evidences having been either destroyed or concealed from the police by the Complainant?
Thank you for reading this. Any help and advice will be very much appreciated.
I hope someone can advise me although, upon reviewing the forum sub-headings, it appears criminal cases might not be covered on this platform.
Is it usual for (and can) the police drop a criminal prosecution without providing the wrongly accused with reasons for them having done so?
For well over a year, a friend of mine has been living under the stresses and related consequences of an individual having made false criminal allegations against him, presumably to pursue his own financial advantage.
The miscreant fabricated allegations against my friend who is 78 years old and not in the best of health.
The police failed to properly investigate the allegations, the investigating officer having demonstrably (exhibited by way of comments he made to a colleague whilst his body-worn-video device was live) during which it is clear that, in his own imagination, he had already “arrested, cautioned, charged, prosecuted, tried and found guilty” my friend, before so much as meeting or questioning him, immediately upon having been presented with the Complainant’s hearsay charges.
The police prosecution lawyer failed to have either the police or his own department examine the charges properly despite repeated and specific and evidence-targeted requests, by the defence lawyer, that he/they do so.
This has caused my friend ongoing repercussions both financial and of a personal nature (severe stress not being the least of those).
He has lost “friends” over the matter and it has put a great strain upon his marriage, with his wife even going so far as to seek in pressuring my friend into putting their house on the market and moving to another area, so as to avoid any perceived shame which might result from her husband’s conviction.
It has also cost him many thousands of pounds in private legal fees whilst, his lawyer informs him, he will only be reimbursed at “Legal Aid” rates and even then at some, perhaps distant, point in the future.
In pursuing his defence, my friend employed registered and court recognised expert witnesses in their respective fields who were able to prove beyond doubt that the allegations and supposedly supportive evidences levelled against him are scientifically proven to be false.
Despite this, the prosecution lawyer repeatedly refused to have any of those conclusions verified by his own institution’s experts although verbal and written requests were made by my friend’s lawyer that they do so, on many occasions.
It was only following a pre-trial hearing, in which the Magistrate ordered that the prosecution address the defence issues raised with regard to evidence submitted, that notification was eventually provided by the prosecution lawyer that the case should no longer proceed due to “information having come to light, following the pre-trial meeting” (pretty much word for word).
Seemingly, that is that. Case closed. As far as the police and the prosecution are concerned.
My friend has received no apology nor has he been made aware of what, if any, action is to be taken in regard to the Complainant who it can be undeniably shown was engaged in wasting of police, prosecution and magistrate’s time and resources along with perverting the course of justice through bringing false allegations, fabricating evidence, destroying or concealing other evidence and interfering with still other evidence.
Indeed, the Complainant told lie upon lie upon lie to the police in a vain attempt to cover up his malfeasance. Lies which were simply accepted, at face value by the investigating officer who had already decided my friend was “guilty”, despite his being aware of misgivings as to the Complainant’s likely lack of veracity. Further, the Complainant can be shown to have repeatedly lied UNDER OATH when swearing multiple statements of events, signed by him.
Is the wrongfully and unjustly accused and processed, my friend, entitled to know nothing more on the matter and not even receive an apology bearing in mind that requests were made from quite shortly after the prosecution was embarked upon and throughout for the police/prosecution to more closely examine (so called) evidences submitted by the complainant, following independent professional examinations having been conducted which found some of those “evidences” to have been both orchestrated and subsequently manipulated as well as counter-evidences having been either destroyed or concealed from the police by the Complainant?
Thank you for reading this. Any help and advice will be very much appreciated.
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