Khatun Case - Kicked Out
Hi,
Its Christmas Eve and there I am going through the papers when I picked up a story in todays Daily Mail (p17) of an ‘Impeccable’ Mum cleared of killing her son at the Old Bailey. Apparently the 6 Prosecution Experts couldn’t agree (only 6 - there must be cutbacks) on what had caused the injuries initially thought to be SBS.
Judge Richard Hone said ‘There is nothing I can usefully do except to express a regret that Mrs Khatun has been kept in a state of misery for this period (over a year). I would also like to know-how many other cases-of this nature there are-and suggest they are managed more swiftly. These cases are very concerning to everyone. I don’t like this business of delays. There must be a better way of progressing the investigations’.
Well I can help the Judge there a lots of cases and they are only the ones that I know that are in prison, potentially wrongfully accused, goodness knows how many there will be now there is the Knee jerk syndrome after the tragic Baby P case. We had delays of years before the trial, then 18 months of wrongful imprisonment and still the CPS are allowed to delay (…not for much longer, when you have waited this long a few months are nothing. You just pour oil onto the fire and it is building in strength).
A little boy died in this case after a fall (God bless him and all the others). So many times, the same sort of info and yet still ’some’ haven’t smelt the coffee. They’d rather keep the myth alive.
The Defence QC said ‘I very much hope lessons are learned from this case. In parts of the country a woman of impeccable character and mothering skills would be allowed to grieve properly. In this jurisdiction, she was charged with murder. her life has been on hold. Where the only evidence is one of experts and they do not agree, they should not be prosecuted’.
What worries me is that after Sally Clark, Lorraine Harris, Angela Cannings, Donna Anthony, Linda Wise, Suzanne Holdsworth etc they still haven’t learnt (and there are many many more cases of course). Maybe 2010 we can see.
A bit of Christmas Cheer whilst we wait a little bit longer.
To all of you I wish you all the best for Christmas and New Year, it was nice to see some of you at Kerans Carols the other night, a big thank you to the band and all those who turned out on a very cold night. To those who brought Mulled Wine and Mice Pies, thank you. Next year we will sort out better lighting!
Take care
Iain