Letter from CPS

[Pesk]

My son slightly injured someone by not looking when reversing his car. He was stupid and luckily he didn't cause more harm. Today we recieved a letter from the CPS adressed to the people he injured but to our address. We didn't realise this until it was opened. We've sent it straight back to the CPS but it seems a really awful mistake on their part. Presumably the letter that should have come to our son has gone to the injured party. What problems might be caused by this delay? SHould we get in touch with the CPS or wait to receive the right letter?

[fredpuli47]

Contact the CPS and ask them to send a copy of any letter they've sent your son and explain re the letters you did receive.They might have written to say they are taking no further action or the case is under review or they are awaiting statements or information from witnesses or they are pursuing a prosecution. Who knows?

[Pesk]

THanks fred for your answer - I will follow up with a phone call to CPS on Monday. Arse & elbow come to mind as in our case it probably won't matter but if the case had been more serious and each party got each other's letters, it doesn't bear thinking about.

[fredpuli47]

That's nothing. I know of a case where the 'prosecution witness statement' bundle, prepared to commit a man to stand trial, and served on the court and the defence, didn't contain a single statement in favour of the prosecution . The prosecution had not served any of their witness statements.Instead they'd served a bundle of statements of friends of the defendant, taken by police at the time, who, unsurprisingly, said that the man was absolutely innocent !