CRIMINAL DIVISION
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B e f o r e :
MRS JUSTICE CUTTS DBE
THE RECORDER OF NORWICH
HER HONOUR JUDGE ALICE ROBINSON
(Sitting as a Judge of the CACD)
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JOSH ABBOTT |
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G STABLES, Counsel appeared on behalf of the Crown
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NOTE – THE RE-TRIAL IN THIS CASE HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE. ACCORDINGLY, THIS JUDGMENT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO REPORTING RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO S.4(2) CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 1981.
IT REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON INTENDING TO SHARE THIS JUDGMENT TO ENSURE THAT NO OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY, IN PARTICULAR THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT RELATE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS.
LADY JUSTICE WHIPPLE:
Reporting restrictions
Introduction
The facts
Investigation, delay and disclosure
Evidence of the complainant
"Q ... You said that he started to bite you?
A Yes, at the bottom of my back.
Q The bottom of your back?
A Yes.
Q What, by your spine?
A Yes.
Q And it was a bite that was hard enough to bruise?
A Yes.
Q Did you ever seek medical attention for that?
A I did yes, at Hackenthorpe Lodge.
Q At where, sorry?
A At Hackenthorpe Lodge.
Q Okay. Were any photographs taken of those bruises?
A I believe so, yes, and also a sheet that was marked on to as well.
Q And these bruises were as a result of Liam - sorry, of Josh Abbott biting you?
A Yes."
The body map
The evidence of DC Taylor
Defence evidence
Directions to the jury
"There is no medical evidence in this case as to how old bruises are or what colour they go, we simply do not have that type of evidence in the case, so please again please do not speculate, ladies and gentlemen, as to how old those bruises are. They are put before you the girl says, 'I remember going to Hackenthorpe Hall and they marked them on a body sheet', and you do have a body sheet. It is for you to decide whether they support her account."
Grounds of appeal
Grounds of opposition
Discussion
Disposal