Met officers failed to disclose messages between complainant and her friends – which cast doubt on the case – until the trial was about to closeScotland Yard is conducting an “urgent review” after a rape trial collapsed due to what the prosecuting barrister on the case called “the most appalling failure of disclosure” he had encountered.The proceedings against Liam Allan, 22, were halted at Croydon crown court on Thursday after it emerged that police belatedly disclosed phone messages between the complainant and her friends that threw the case into doubt. Continue reading…
Via: Scotland Yard carrying out 'urgent review' after rape trial collapses
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