Help Advice Needed

[caroline25]

Hi partner was charged with common assault and threats to kill.at the time of making my statement i was a mix of emotions and things sounded worst than they were. I did retract my statement and stated to officer that he wasnt such a threat as originally made out to be and that i was to blame has id been messaging him winding him up. But dont feel like i was really listened too. I still have the msgs on my fone and want to make a fresh statement to say although i wasnt lieing certains things were exaggerated at the time due to emotions. And that i was as much to blame as him fir msgs has id been winding him up. Court date is next month. Wt consequences will i face for this as it was not intentionally done. Ive been told charged for wasting police time. But also been told it would be perverting course of justice. Can any help and tell me

[Peter Pedant]

It has been a day and no answer

This thread if you go back through them has zillions of questions on the lines of a) DV b) made a statement c) thought about it now d) dont want to proceed so what now ?.

I think there must be answer-fatigue amongst the usual suspects today.
Anyway dig and delve and the answers are there

[ummmm]

I doubt anything will happen to you. If everyone was prosecuted for making a dramatic statement the courts wouldn't have time for real criminals.

[Peter Pedant]

Like this
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Criminal/Question1400362.html

the usual thing since you cant withdraw a statement is to make a second one ( 'more accurate' or contradictory ) and then be cross examined in court as to why one differs from the other.

criminal charges are in the control of the CPS and NOT under the control of the victim -

sums up all the threads

[caroline25]

Hi peter

Would there be charges for making a statement and if so what would they mostly likely be.

[caroline25]

A second statement

[Jethro77]

Provided that when you give your evidence in Court you tell the whole truth of the matter then you have nothing to fear. No doubt you will be questioned about any discrepancies between your testimony and any prior statements that you gave to the police and again you must be truthful and not prevaricate.