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Any legal brains on here re CPS and a stabbing?
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A bit of background: a friend of mine was stabbed before Christmas. Very nasty injuries, completely unprovoked attack. The person that did this was known to the police and had been in prison before for similar events and attacked other people. We are now completely amazed that the CPS have said that it would be too expensive to pursue this case.
How do we fight this? Not for compensation but for justice. If my friend had been smaller, or frailer, they would be dead.
If anybody has any suggestions it would really help. Thanks so much.
How do we fight this? Not for compensation but for justice. If my friend had been smaller, or frailer, they would be dead.
If anybody has any suggestions it would really help. Thanks so much.
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What he has done before is completely irrelevant. If the police don't have evidence for THIS offence then they can't go with it.
Are you sure they said it would be "too expensive" ?
I hope your friend is ok.
What a sick country this is turning into.
I'll check the actual wording with my friend - I should have thought of that - thanks!
They are very scarred and frightened of going out. I sound like a small child but it just not fair.
I'll check and repost. I'm sorry - I should have been clearer. I've now asked for details (charges and words used by CPS and police) rather than a scattershot approach.
I understand how you feel. But we can't have the police and the courts prosecuting folks without evidence just because they have a previous record.
Your friend might well be in no doubt who his attacker was but that alone is not enough to get a conviction in court.
Heaven help his next victim.
Thank you so much.
No you mustn't.
Well hopefully he will slip up sometime and get caught out.
And, obviously, only worthwhile if the attacker has any money, which your typical criminal doesn't.
There's still the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme though.