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Once you have re-tracted a statement can they use it in court?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I am not sure whether it is a witness statement by the victim or a victim personal statement (about how the offence has affected the victim) that you are talking about.
Sometimes the CPS will apply for a summons to get the statement maker to court (particularly if there is no other evidence). once at court the statement can be put to the witness as a hostile witness if they refuse to give evidence or show hostililty to the party calling them.
Sometimes the CPS will apply for a summons to get the statement maker to court (particularly if there is no other evidence). once at court the statement can be put to the witness as a hostile witness if they refuse to give evidence or show hostililty to the party calling them.
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