The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales has dramatically quit - saying the criminal justice system is "in chaos" in a furious swipe at the government.
In a scathing letter to Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis, Dame Vera Baird lashed out at a lack of action on the backlog of cases in courts.
She said victims of crime and their families are being exposed to "intolerable delay, anguish and uncertainty" because of a "catastrophic" build-up of cases.
