Oliver Mears, 19, spent more than two years on bail before his case was thrown out after the CPS reviewed the evidenceThe case against an Oxford student accused of rape has been dropped days before he was due to stand trial. Oliver Mears, 19, spent more than two years on bail before the case was abandoned. Mr Mears's lawyers are believed to have complained that evidence that would prove the chemistry student's innocence had not yet been disclosed. Mr Mears, from Horley, Surrey, appeared at Guildford crown court in August last year where he enter pleas of not guilty. Alison Saunders, head of the Crown Prosecution Service, insisted the justice system was working properly, despite a string of rape trials collapsing.

Source: Daily Mail January 19, 2018 01:59 UTC