Regina (B) v Director of Public Prosecutions, Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening
Queen’s Bench Division
“The decision to abandon a prosecution because of the victim’s mental instability was irrational and a violation of the victim’s right not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment protected by article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 24th March 2009
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