Jade McCrossen-Nethercott receives apology from UK prosecution service for failings which led to case being closed and defendant acquittedA woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott, 32, contacted police in 2017, when she was 24, after waking up to discover she was half-naked, and with the sense that she had been raped while she slept. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/15/woman-paid-35000-over-cpss-decision-to-drop-case-after-sexsomnia-claim
Author : Sammy Gecsoyler
Publish date : 2024-08-15 07:00:34
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