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In July 2016, I was falsely accused of ABH by a now ex partner who I was with HER from 2002 until 2016. During which she had 3 affairs.
The alleged attack can only be described as savage. She said she received 12 punches to the head and face and no fewer than 12 blows to the same area with a belt. Yet no medical assistance was sought and nor did she go to the police at the time of the alleged attack. She did not have a single mark on her.
On the third day of February 2017 at Bristol Crown court I was found unanimously not guilty.
My ex JLF of 14 years made two statements that both contradicted herself, also her court room evidence given at Bath court on the 11th November 2016 and then again at Bristol crown on the 3rd feb 2017 ALSO contradicted her story.
Even her two witness’s contracted her story. Basically she lied on all four accounts. Statement 1 she said one story, statement 2 JLF said it was all different, court evidence 1 another variation on her story and courtroom 2 another variation of her story.
I have copies of both her statements, the court transcript from Bath courts and am awaiting the transcript from Bristol Crown.
JLF claimed she was punched 12 times in the head and face and hit no fewer than a further 12 times with a belt in the same area, yet no evidence to prove any of this happened, in fact I have photographs covering the time line where we were in London shopping, christmas and a skiing holiday.
I am wanting to pursue her for the Purgery and False Allegations she made against me for 218 days.
CAN I ?? HOW DO I ??
Hi there
I think you're talking a criminal case here, the bar on finding someone guilty is a lot higher than it would be in a civil court, but well done on the result.
I can understand why you are feeling so angry, but as far as I know there's little in the way of redress I'm afraid. However I'm not legally trained and have little experience of criminal law, so I don't feel able to advise you.
There are many solicitors that offer a free initial consultation, you could take advantage of that to get some clarification.
All the best
Both would be a criminal action, which means its the CPS that would prosecute, not you - unless you try for a private prosecution, which is expensive and realistically, isn't going to achieve a great deal, even if you are allowed. You could possibly sue her in a civil action, but I'm not sure what the chances of success are, and it would be for an amount of money from her, so that would depend on whether she has any money worth going after.
As suggested above, you would be best advised to see a solicitor to consider you next step.
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