Bradford judge says police and courts treating domestic violence seriously Bradford’s top judge has defended West Yorkshire Police’s handling of domestic violence cases after Home Secretary Theresa May called for improvements in how forces deal with such offences nationally. Judge Roger Thomas QC, the city’s Recorder, said: “A huge proportion of cases fail because the victim won’t support the prosecution.” He spoke out after sentencing a man whose partner claimed she was beaten up by a stranger in the city centre rather than blaming him for breaking her jaw in two places. Full story here thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10642787.Bradford_judge_says_police_and_courts_treating_domestic_violence_seriously/
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:06:25 +0000
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