A Judge at Reading Crown Court has ruled that for a defendant to face trial on a charge of rape which allegedly occurred in 1996 would be an abuse of the process of the court. Disclosure revealed that the original police investigation was marked “not crimed” in the police archives, but none of the actual evidence from that investigation had been retained. Therefore without knowing the reason for this outcome it would be impossible for the Defendant to receive a fair trial . The Judge ordered the indictment to be stayed and the Defendant’s costs were ordered to be paid from Central Funds. Robert Berg of Janes Solicitors and Eloise Marshall KC of 23ES were instructed on behalf of the Defendant.
