I REFER to the article in the Oxford Mail (March 21), regarding court delays.
I served in Oxford CID from 1965 to 1971 and consider these delays absolutely inexcusable.
The involvement of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) seems to hinder rather than help.
In 1926, a sailor arrived home at tea time on a Sunday, at his mother’s house in East London.
The same evening, he had a dispute, struck her and killed her.
At once he went to his local police station (yes, it was open!) and gave himself up.
During the night, enquiries were made, and he appeared at magistrate’s court in the morning, and was remanded in custody.
On the Thursday, he appeared before what would now be called the crown court, and on the same day was found guilty of manslaughter.
There is a moral there.
DAVID YOUD, Barlow Close, Wheatley
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