Victoria Taylor’s secures unanimous not guilty verdict in GBH trial.

Victoria’s client was a serving prisoner at the time of the incident. The Crown alleged that the defendant had lost his temper and punched another prisoner due to a dispute over a box of cereal. There was CCTV of the incident, showing the defendant approaching the complainant, and a verbal argument ensuing. The CCTV showed the defendant deliver two punches to the complainant. The injuries caused the complainant to suffer a bleed on the brain and he remained in a coma in hospital for a number of weeks.

After successful legal argument, Victoria persuaded the Judge to admit evidence of a fight that the complainant had been a part of four days prior to the incident.

Victoria persuaded the jury that the defendant genuinely believed he was going to be attacked by the complainant and therefore acted in lawful self-defence.

The defendant faced a single count of s.20 GBH. After a two-day trial at Liverpool Crown Court, the jury returned a unanimous Not Guilty verdict in less than an hour.

Victoria was instructed by Stefan Sutherland of Carson Kaye Solicitors.