Hi - Just looking for a little advice

[iddon17]

Hi

I'm Ste and I am just looking for a little advice.

Say someone I know committed a serious crime against me a few months ago but because I know the person I decided not to press charges (stupidly), even though it was a serious crime.

I have now changed my mind and would like to press charges. Can I still do this even though I originally told the police I didn't want to when he was arrested at the time?

The crime was a violent crime involving a knife if that is relevant.

Thanks

Ste

[efpom]

You do not have the right to "press charges". The police do that, on advice from the CPS. As you were not prepared to be a witness, the police have no evidence to approach the CPS with. If you are now prepared to be a witness, you can go back to the police and tell them that.