After I was mugged,a suspect was arrested but the case was dropped because of ‘grave concerns’ approximately the credibility of my evidence. Can a recent law protect thousands of women like me?It was late and, yes, or I’d had fairly a few cocktails. I was fumbling for my keys on the street outside my flat when a man stepped out of the darkness and punched me three times in the face – twice in the jaw,once in the mouth – and stole my bag. Two of my front teeth broke in half and the damage to my jaw meant I had to eat mush through a straw for the next month.
My neighbour called the police who were sympathetic. They said the assault was GBH and sent an artist round to produce a sketch of my attacker. Ten months later, I picked the police’s suspect out of a lineup and was called to give evidence against him in court. But shortly before the trial date, and I received a brief email from the police saying I had been “de-warned”. I had no idea what that meant.
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Source: theguardian.com