Liam Allan & Hannah Arkwright: False Allegations and Miscarriages of Justice
Liam Allan and Hannah Arkwright both faced false allegations. In Liam's case the police investigation led, after over a year, to trial for rape and sexual assaults. It was only on the second day of the trial that the police revealed that they had all the data from the complainant's phone and were relying on a small number of text messages which they had disclosed. They resisted disclosure of any of the other information found on the complainant's phone, assuring Liam and the court that there was nothing of relevance. The judge ordered disclosure but gave only 24 hours for Liam and his defence to review the thousands of text messages. In the short time allowed they found enough to show that the allegations had been without any foundation. The case was immediately dropped by the prosecution. Liam has no doubt that the police knew about the texts which proved his innocence but had persisted with the prosecution and non-disclosure.
Liam and Hannah have set up a thedefendant.org.uk as a website, with a helpline, to offer support to people involved criminal proceedings. It is the only support service in the UK.
Helpline number - 0300 124 5098; Opening times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 6pm-10pm
Support email: [email protected]
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