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THE
FUCK
Edit: Okay, burst of uncontrollable rage over. This is the story of Layla Ibrahim, jailed for having ‘inconsistencies’ in her statement of sexual assault.
The article is from 2011- I don’t know what’s happened to her now. But this is wrong. She was treated wrongly-
Male blood was found at the scene, but it was dismissed because it did not belong to one of the suspects and did not match anything on the DNA database.
What?
A male blond pubic hair was found on Layla that Rosemary Swain, the doctor who examined her, said would be crucial evidence against her attackers. But the family later learned it had been destroyed in the forensics lab.
What?
John also raised the conditions in which Layla was interviewed: a lengthy process during which a male officer was present and she was not given anything to eat for hours.
What?
Layla’s shoes were not tested for DNA, although one shoe was alleged to have been held by an attacker. Her leggings were not tested for DNA, nor was her bra fully checked, although blood was found on it.
What?
Sandra: “Sara got seriously beat up and the police didn’t want to know. All the neighbours ran out, everyone was screaming and shouting. Sara’s head was smashed up. The police came but didn’t even look at her. It was just like ‘these things happen’.”
WHAT?
When she heard the verdict, Layla collapsed. She was immediately remanded to the category A prison Low Newton in County Durham. “It was the worst place I’ve ever been to in my life,” she writes. “You were among people like Rose West, and the Baby P killer, and you just think, ‘What am I doing here?’ They were eating dinner with us.
WHAT THE FUCK?
It’s a sad and horrifying story. There’s a petition to sign over here. I’m gonna put this on Tumblr and see what happens.