Rape Trial Collapses After 40,000 Texts Are Revealed

Rape Trial Collapses After 40,000 Texts Are Revealed
The New Scotland Yard logo on a revolving sign outside the Curtis Green Building, the new home of the Metropolitan Police on Feb. 22, 2017, in London. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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A student with a rape charge hanging over him for “two years of hell” has been acquited after it emerged police had failed to provide 40,000 texts, which proved his innocence.

The trial collapsed on the first day, when the new information emerged, with the prosecuting barrister apologizing for what he said was a “very serious miscarriage of justice.”

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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