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Magistrates this morning

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EllBee

Member since
April 2022

204 posts

After waiting over three and a half years, my OH is finally in magistrates court this morning. This is so surreal, how are we here? I need everyone to keep their fingers crossed the media won't be with us.....

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 7:07amReport post

K4

Member since
October 2022

628 posts

I'm with you and thinking of you xxxx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 7:12amReport post

Distressed and pregnant

Member since
November 2020

1260 posts

Thinking of you. Sending love and strength xxx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 7:21amReport post

Caggie164

Member since
October 2023

376 posts

Thinking about you today xx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 7:39amReport post

Devestatedwife

Member since
October 2023

84 posts

Thinking of your today as well

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 10:50amReport post

6789

Member since
May 2025

37 posts

May all be well, and bring your lives a big step closer to normality.

Please, no media....

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 12:08pmReport post

Daisychain7655

Member since
April 2025

87 posts

Also in magistrates today for my OH so know exactly how you feel. Sending good luck!

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 2:00pmReport post

Upset mum

Member since
June 2020

2502 posts

Thinking of you today xx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 2:53pmReport post

lostinthewoods

Member since
September 2024

184 posts

Thinking of you also - this will be us in a few weeks time xx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 4:09pmReport post

EllBee

Member since
April 2022

204 posts

Thanks so much everyone for your supportive messages, it went as well as we could have hoped. There was a big list today and luckily our solicitor wangled it so we were in first. It was a bit of a shock, one minute chatting to our friend who came with us, then were called and 20 seconds later in court seeing my OH in the enclosed wooden stand, with a glass screen, answering questions to the magistrates and clerk.
Luckily no reporters were there but that doesn't mean we have got away from them, it could easily be online any time soon.
Good things that came out of today - they referred it to Crown court and didn't deal with it in magistrates (probably because of the comms charge), so that's a win in our eyes. Also they recommended a PSR so there will only be one crown court date.
Came away feeling absolutely exhausted, hadn't realised how much of me was running on adrenaline.
Love to all of you but especially those of you going through the court system at the moment. We waited 3.5 years for this and it's all a bit surreal that we are finally going through it Xx

Posted Mon August 18, 2025 10:30pmReport post

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