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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

'National failure to deliver justice': Up to three quarters of rape victims withdraw from cases, damning new report reveals

London’s Victims’ Commissioner Claire Waxman OBE - (Mayor of London)

London’s rape victims are dropping out of up to three quarters of criminal cases before a charge can be brought, a new report on the “failing” justice system has found.

Across all crime types, around 40 per cent of victims withdraw from the investigation prior to a suspect being charged.

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