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R v D

D was arrested along with three other defendants on suspicion of attempted murder. D was interviewed over a course of four days and was later charged with causing GBH with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to cause a fear of violence and possession of an offensive weapon.

The Crown alleged that D along with others had lured the victim to an address where he was attacked with a meat clever. The victim's friends were allegedly threatened with a sawn off shot gun. 

The Crown was reluctant to disclose relevant material which would assist D's defence. We made successful applications to the court pursuant to s.7 Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act for further disclosure.

The material included details of pending cases and previous convictions recorded against the prosecution witnesses. This material substantially undermined the prosecution witnesses claim to be witnesses of truth.

Our analysis of telephone evidence, 999 recordings and CCTV put us in the position to demonstrate the allegation of possessing a firearm was a malicious complaint. We obtained expert medical evidence to prove that a weapon D was armed with could not have caused the injuries sustained by the victim.

On the second day of the trial the case imploded. A former prosecution witness contacted us and explained threats were being made against D by one of the victims. We alerted the court and ultimately the prosecution decided it would be unsafe to proceed with the case.