Rape and sexual assault Woman abandons rape case in despair at legal process Metropolitan police and CPS errors left complainant enduring five years of delays Scotland Yard said it remains committed to pursuing the case, while the CPS has apologised for mistakes made between police and prosecutors. Photograph: Kirsty O'Connor/PAA woman who endured five years of delays due to Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan police errors in pursuing a rape case is abandoning the legal process in despair. But after years of frustration, the woman has now decided to abandon the case. I hope this will never happen to anyone else again.”Support groups for rape victims say the case highlights problems in the criminal justice system caused by a lack of resources. “This case is an example of the criminal justice system failing a survivor who has had to wait an untenable amount of time for a resolution of her case,” a spokesperson said.

Source: The Guardian February 15, 2018 06:00 UTC