Felix.

Rape complainant wins landmark settlement after police 'neglect' to investigate case | Mail Online


How come she waited 2 months to tell the police....?

what would scooby do

maybe because..

"the woman, a manic depressive with bi-polar disorder"

GC8WRX

Who cant be trusted cos bi polar people lie through their back teeth on bad days just to get attention!



just read the story: Catherines story started when she INVITED A STRANGER INTO HER HOME in 2005!


says it all really!

Luan Pra bang

Because she was in hospital sectioned under the mental health act, what is the Police's excuse for refusing to report it as a crime 2 months after she reported that she was raped.

Felix.

Mental health patients can still inform police of offences - it’s a hospital, not a prison.

The police then have to investigate the allegation, not necessarily classify it as a crime straight away. This is probably where if fell to bits as any investigation was not recorded. However there is very little investigation can be done by then as all forensics are lost and so is the CCTV. It will end up as one word against another.

Luan Pra bang

I thought the main cause for her complaint was that had the police investigated when she reported the crime they would have still had cctv footage available.

Felix.

No. She never told the police until 2 months after the incident and places don’t tend to keep CCTV for more that 30 days.

Sad thing is, is that there is not a lot the police can do unless she can identify him. And even if he gets identified, all he has to say in interview is that it was consensual and if it its one word against another, there would not be enough to convict.

Leslie

Her mental situation should preclude her from criticism, especially since she was sectioned the following day and was in hospital.

The criticism of her assumes that she is capable of clear thinking.

Les

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That's right - people who are disadvantaged should just have to put up with being raped. I mean it's not their fault they can't necessarily care for themselves properly.

Nothing like a sure thing

Felix.

The point is - is that there is little to prove the offence has occurred, let alone proving his guilt at court

GC8

Surely the point was that the officer responsible didnt actually do anything?

Its for failing to do what should and could have been done at the time that theyre being criticised; not failing to catch anyone.

Felix.

But there was very little they could have done in reality