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By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
Carly Buckingham-Smith A JURY is still considering its verdict in the case of a woman accused of perverting the course of justice. Carly Buckingham-Smith claims to be the victim of a harassment campaign. The 37-year-old told police she had received multiple calls from withheld numbers and a string of threatening messages. In one text a threat was made to “put petrol through her letterbox and set it alight”. During a trial at Southampton Crown Court, a jury heard how police officers arrested her saying she had made “false complaints and was attention-seeking”. When interviewed about her “fictitious reports” of arson attacks and men banging on her door in the night, she made no comment, the jury heard.
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A HAMPSHIRE woman charged with perverting the course of justice is accused of making up “fictitious reports” to police, a court heard. Carly Buckingham-Smith claimed she felt she was being threatened and broken down due to being harassed. The 37-year-old of Copper Close in Eastleigh made police reports of “two men banging on her door and running off’ during the night. On another occasion she reported she “was woken up by the doorbell ringing” but when she looked out the window could not see anyone there. She has been charged with three counts of perverting the course of justice - which she denies.
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