Do you think 70 year old Freddie Starr married his fiancee age 31 for love or because she will not now have to give evidence against him if he is charged over recent pedo scandals ?
Well it has nothing to do with her not giving evidence since if the offence is either an assault or a sexual offence on someone under 16 she is both competent and compellable.
\\\Well it has nothing to do with her not giving evidence since if the offence is either an assault or a sexual offence on someone under 16 she is both competent and compellable.\\\
LOL....Is that a yes or a no? Can she give evidence?
Now I know why I would be cr@p in the legal profession..;-)
I think Dee Sa is referring to the fact that a spouse cannot be forced to give evidence against her husband, Sqad. However, if the alleged offences are against someone under 16 she can be forced ie "compelled" to give evidence against him.