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Is this a good result?

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underthetrees1234 · 07/11/2025 18:14

New poster. DD (21) plead guilty for perverting course of justice. Three charges, concurrent etc. First offence, MH issues etc and she got 18 months suspended for 18 months and 12 month Mental health treatment requirement. I didn’t have chance to ask solicitor/ barrister what he thought on result but I just think this seems a little harsh? I thought a community order. I won’t go into much detailed but she told multiple lies etc to police. NO one was arrested as a result of her lies. she had MH issues. Probation recommend community order so I I think this seems harsh tbh. Any one any experience.

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hardtocare · 07/11/2025 18:25

Those kinds of lies have led to the alleged perpetrator also suffering with bad mental health; some have even killed themselves. There was a documentary on Netflix recently about just this. She needs MH support and she’s getting it now. I think it’s fair personally

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underthetrees1234 · 07/11/2025 18:25

Yeah, I’m not defending her. She has serious MH issues and previous abuse. But she’s my baby and I’ll always stand by her. I just thought as no one got arrested due to her allegations she’d be community order.

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cannynotsay · 07/11/2025 18:24

She needs the support and is clearly got the mindset to cause damaging accusations. So it’s very fair. Just sad for you to watch

ImogenBrocklehurst · 07/11/2025 18:24

Probation will recommend an order within the community, however, if the offence crosses the custody threshold, which it evidently has, the court can choose to suspend the sentence if there are
compelling reasons to do so. Threats to kill could have resulted it custody for whoever she accused. Be thankful she’s not in prison.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 07/11/2025 18:23

underthetrees1234 · 07/11/2025 18:22

She made false allegations of getting threatening phone calls and death threats

I still think the punishment sounds perfectly fair

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underthetrees1234 · 07/11/2025 18:22

Naws · 07/11/2025 18:19

Impossible to say if you're not going to give details of what she's done.

She made false allegations of getting threatening phone calls and death threats

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 07/11/2025 18:22

Nobody can say when we don’t know the details. But she hasn’t gone to prison and she will now have to get mental health help so that sounds like a good result to me. Hopefully the punishment feels harsh and she learns for it as lying to the police at 21 is pretty bad. I hope the mental health support works out for her

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underthetrees1234 · 07/11/2025 18:22

She made false allegations of getting threatening phone calls and death threats

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Naws · 07/11/2025 18:19

Impossible to say if you're not going to give details of what she's done.