My Story ~ One Woman's Voice ~ Page 11

On arriving back in court, I was met by the police officer who was too busy walking around the court, with the pursuer who was pointing out all the points where the CCTV cameras were located in the court. On going back into court, I instructed my agent that I was going home, and my sister was not prepared to be subjected to another outburst of violence from the unbalanced individual.

The pursuer’s solicitor stood up and stated to the sheriff, that a minor incident had occurred over the lunch period. He had not witnessed the incident, and wanted to lessen its importance, to protect his client. My solicitor was shouting submissions, subsections, all the legal jargon. I sat and watched and looked at this bunch of dysfunctional people, and system, with my head pounding from the injury. The sheriff then took the agents into his chambers.

The police officer (who was too busy to take down the report of the incident, but could walk around the court with the pursuer and be showing where the CCTV cameras were, and did not think to question why someone would require knowledge of the CCTV positions in the building) informed the pursuer and I to behave ourselves!!!

On coming back into the court room the sheriff and agents were allowed to see a copy of the incident. The pursuer and I were not allowed to view it at this stage (due to the court now adhering to the 1998 data protection act, which they could not put in place for the Reporter X who came in to my house).

I also discovered that only one person in the building could operate the CCTV system and would have to be found. At This point, I was finished. I was gutted and could not expose myself to any more of this inhumane torture. I stated to my agent I had had enough. She was pushing for power of arrest on the pursuer, and at this point I did not care. I had a head injury and just wanted to get out of the building, and so did my sister.

Further dates were arranged for future attendance. I just shook my head and agreed. I was in no fit state to defend this anymore.

On arriving home that evening, I went to bed, having taken 2 pain killers on the advice of NHS 24. I was unable to rest. My head, and more so, my neck pressuring down to my shoulder, were in agony. I was up and down all night, and having to attend to a 16 month old baby. Luckily my brother was staying with me to help me.

The day after the attack, I attended my GP, who informed me I had a whiplash type of injury due to the spontaneous blow to my head by the pursuer. I was prescribed pain killers and sleeping tablets, and declared unfit for work for 14 days.

My acting solicitor telephoned me, to discuss dates, times, affidavits to be signed, etc. I had had enough. My sister was not prepared to go back to court and be a witness, and neither was I. This process was not in the best interests of my child. (I could not even lift her out her cot due to the injury I had sustained.)

(I have a copy in my possession of the minor security DVD in place in court that day which shows the pursuer and his mother grooming me.)

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