Wowzers, that's a shocker. You'd think there'd be some sort of fast track system wouldn't you?
I don't know much about how it works, but I assume he'll be held on remand or something for those 7 months? If found guilty that would count as part of his sentence?
But what happens IF he wasn't found guilty?
Nah my guy is happily wandering the streets. Actually saw him in Tesco the other night
It’s really quite difficult to get a remand past the magistrates.
the time it takes to trial is annoying because it’s just awful for the victims.Living in limbo for months. It’s made worse for me as I’ve spent last 4 years of my life in a child sex offences unit and it’s very unfair on the kid.
and it’s mad you can spend months on remand, be found innocent and there is no compensation or anything. It’s why it’s so hard to get, and rightly so I suppose when you consider you can lose months of your life for something you’re later found innocent for.