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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

Burglary victim says court system is broken as suspect dies before trial after 23-month delay

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A father whose family home was ransacked in a burglary says he has lost faith in the criminal justice system after the suspect died before being brought to trial.

John Macaulay was told the man accused of burgling his home would be tried in February 2022, but the case was pushed back to November 2022 and then deferred again to January 2024 – a delay of almost two years.

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