day one

[thinkaboutnothingelse]

i continue to read posts from everyone on here and find comfort knowing we are not alone in this hell. today is the first day of crown court for my brother who faces 5 rape charges from his deranged ex. i cant even begin to say how i feel but i have found great strength and information on here. we are hoping for the best outcome and cant believe it has even got this far...good luck to everyone on here going through this..x

[hello88]

praying for you and your brother... just remember the strength you must have to of already got this far!! In a few days you will hopefully be at the end of months/years of hell.. keep strong xxx

[wakingnightmare]

I'll be thinking about you all. Hopefully this will all be over for you soon. Take strength from getting this far.

[Franticwithworry]

Thinking of you all and wishing your brother the best possible outcome. It will soon be over.

[Rights Fighter]

Is this day 1 of trial or a pre-trial hearing?

I know this is so stressful. Hold on in there

[jittery]

hi

i continue to read posts from everyone on here and find comfort knowing we are not alone in this hell. today is the first day of crown court for my brother who faces 5 rape charges from his deranged ex. i cant even begin to say how i feel but i have found great strength and information on here. we are hoping for the best outcome and cant believe it has even got this far...good luck to everyone on here going through this..x

I'm wishing you all the best, I wish I could do more. I think you're very strong to have come this far.
Stay strong

[Lucky]

Trials.....hmm just thinking about them gives me the jitters

[thinkaboutnothingelse]

gutted

havnt been on here for a while as trial...my brother got 8 years!! we are shocked...cant say anything as lost for words..........

[Casehardened]

So sorry to hear this, you must all be devastated...

Were you able to sit in on all of the trial (not sure if you were a witness or not) and did you feel it was 'fair' i.e. did both defence and prosecuting barristers do their job properly and did the jury deliberate on their verdict for a sensible time? Was the judge's summing up fair?

If there was a obvious slant in the proceedings it might be worth considering an appeal; did the defence barrister make any comment to you about this after the verdict?