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Dame Vera Baird QC has drafted a series of recommendations to make the judicial system more victim-friendly.

Victims of crimes re-traumatised by system By Helen Catt media captionTracey Hanson, whose son was stabbed to death, says the treatment of victims has been “inhumane”. When Tracey Hansons son, Josh, was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack in 2015, it was the start of a tough journey through the criminal justice system. She said she was "passed from pillar to post" throughout and the impact stays with her today. Experiences like hers - and others who have been victims of crime - is driv...