Judge slams wholesale failure by police and prosecutors after trial collapses

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Judge slams 'wholesale failure' by police and prosecutors after trial collapses

Defendant gave birth in custody.

Date - 1st February 2018
By - Press Association

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A judge has hit out at police and prosecutors after the trial of three people - including a woman who gave birth in custody - collapsed due to "repeated failures". Judge Gregory Perrins, sitting at Wood Green Crown Court in north London,...

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