For**trigger warning - for those who managed to secure a conviction DV

[dublingirl66]

JUst wonder if what helped you along the way?
We're victim support good?

Did hey take your word for it?
I have pictures
Medical info
Witnesses and WA support

Don't know if that will take me far and I'm so very scared of backing out

Please help me stay strong

Thank you so so much

This is great

Really useful links

Weird mix of relief and anxiety v odd

The DC was lovely and I have Been so lucky in many ways so far just need to stay strong

You have till September so look after yourself and the strength will come naturally. Prepare for everything too - you will feel so much better if you know the timelines etc inside out.

I had to go to an employment tribunal and it was only the fact that the solicitor made me do this fucking timeline a hundred million times that got me through.

So the way it works is in a spreadsheet do bullet points of events in chronological order, from the latest to the oldest. As you go you will remember other things and add them. There's a date column, a summary column, A reference to supporting documents/evidence column and perhaps a column for the impact it's had and/or how you responded.

That's then sent to cps along with any evidence (they may not ask but will be v pleased to have it!), and you keep a copy (print out just before court). The summary of events goes on the top and the supporting evidence by date below that - if there's a lot you might want to tab them.

That way no matter what his barrister says you are always on track, never flustered, never getting dates wrong or sounding uncertain. They won't know what hit them

Yes well the demons initial hearing is sept and then who know what next??

Prob will need to then attend 4/5 months after that

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Any tips gratefully appreciated

Strange that I feel sad for the mad man today - Father's Day

My first Mother's Day - no gifts
Instead he took me to a room and attempted to murder me
After a few attempts he then backed off

My day in court is just around the corner no more covering for this mad man

Thank you all
For the tips on here

For a friend who saw my broken toe do you think a sworn statement from them is enough? I didn't take any pictures of it just checked 😢😢😢😢

His first hearing postponed until Nov

Apparently there was some kind of hearing today
Witness support rang me to tell me
I didn't even know what was happening??!!

Mine pleaded guilty, so whether or not they believed me was irrelevant. The defence really got the violins out because beyond the reluctance to imprison first time offenders, he had well and truly crossed the custody threshold. The evidence they used were statements, my victim impact statement and photos that were beamed in TV screen throughout the court (that was pretty horrendous). I had the opportunity to read my victim impact statement but had I done so, his defence could cross examine me. As his defence were way more on the ball than my CPS prosecutor, I decided against it. Take friends!

In terms of victim support, nice enough but ineffectual. Police were brilliant.