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Crime: Victim had no-one to turn to over court case delays Crime: Victim had no-one to turn to over court case delays Close A victim of crime believes some people are put off reporting incidents because of delays in getting justice. More than 57,000 trials are yet to be heard in crown courts across England and Wales due to a backlog made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. Gwent Police has set up a unit to help the growing number of people waiting for justice, something Roxy Freebury supports. P...

BBC News By Jenny Rees Published media captionRoxy Freebury has been involved with discussions over a new unit set up by Gwent Police A victim of crime says some people are put off reporting incidents because of delays in getting justice. More than 57,000 trials are yet to be heard in crown courts across England and Wales due to a backlog made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. This is despite investment by the UK government to reduce the backlog. One Welsh police force has set up a unit to hel...

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A knee—shaped bruise to the chest. the blood dripped from cuts to her head. roxy freebury sought help from the police when she was twice a victim of domestic abuse. each time the individuals are prosecuted but the journey wasnt always perfect. i know they can only keep you for 24—hours without reasonable charging. but because my officer in charge was then on leave, i didnt hear anything. i had to ring the police myself. i had to go into the police station with my friend just to find out what...

Roxy reported the crimes against her. she gotjustice and a sense of empowerment. she says shed encourage anyone else to do the same. shropshire has more river? pollution incidents than any other local authority in the midlands. thats according to new bbc research investigating the state of our rivers. across england, only cornwall recorded more pollution. midlands todays environment correspondent david gregory kumar has been investigating. meet the team putting right a decade old problem, 30 yea...