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I just wondered if anyone knows as my partner was advised by the duty solicitor at his police interview after his arrest to say 'no comment', so I am guessing he will be called back for a 2nd interview? Does anyone know if this is the case?
The police have still got all our devices and we have heard nothing from them.
He was arrested after being caught by a vigilante group.
Thanks in advance
Mabel x x x
The police have still got all our devices and we have heard nothing from them.
He was arrested after being caught by a vigilante group.
Thanks in advance
Mabel x x x
Hi Mabel
Whilst it's necessary for you to be told everything by your partner.. is the good.. the bad.. and the ugly secret he has kept from you, it is standard practice for solicitors to advise 'no comment'. This is to protect ur partner from self incrimination as he will have been under great stress following his arrest.
It also puts the onus on the police to establish what evidence they actually have and then to present it to the CPS for them to consider if it's in the public interest to charge.
Best wishes...
Whilst it's necessary for you to be told everything by your partner.. is the good.. the bad.. and the ugly secret he has kept from you, it is standard practice for solicitors to advise 'no comment'. This is to protect ur partner from self incrimination as he will have been under great stress following his arrest.
It also puts the onus on the police to establish what evidence they actually have and then to present it to the CPS for them to consider if it's in the public interest to charge.
Best wishes...
The police will only interview if new evidence has come to light or they have further things to ask. If they have all the evidence and asked all they need to in the first interview then there is no need for a further interview. No comment is a difficult one, by saying no comment you offer no explanation, his side of the story is not heard and if they rely on an explaining at court they was not mentioned at interview the court may be less willing to believe it. But in some circumstances no comment is useful, if there is limited evidence for example. He wont get a second interview just for saying no comment, that was his chance to explain, he may not get another. My partner was not advised to say no comment, and I agree it was better to explain and tell the truth in his case.
Hi ya
My partner attended his voluntary interview yesterday. Was again advised no comment. We both handled it badly, nothing could prepare us for how we both felt when he came home, we both wanted to run in different directions, it felt like day 1 again. He now has to wait 6-8 weeks for the CPS to decide the charges. I am hoping after his therapy session tonight things settle again and I can hold it together a while longer.
My partner attended his voluntary interview yesterday. Was again advised no comment. We both handled it badly, nothing could prepare us for how we both felt when he came home, we both wanted to run in different directions, it felt like day 1 again. He now has to wait 6-8 weeks for the CPS to decide the charges. I am hoping after his therapy session tonight things settle again and I can hold it together a while longer.
Hi Lee1969
my partner also wanted to tell them everything, but due to the state he was in yesterday, he was advised no comment. He admits to everything but was told any thing he said to in haste could incriminate him further and would be used against him. I don’t know what to think. I guess at the end of the day if mine is pleading guilty it’s now the presentance and probation report that matters now.
my partner also wanted to tell them everything, but due to the state he was in yesterday, he was advised no comment. He admits to everything but was told any thing he said to in haste could incriminate him further and would be used against him. I don’t know what to think. I guess at the end of the day if mine is pleading guilty it’s now the presentance and probation report that matters now.