One of the things that intrigued me from first hearing of this (when she was arrested and charged in November 2020) and has continued to fascinate me is that I have never read a single thing anywhere about her from anyone who knows her which is not unwaveringly complementary of her. She was first arrested over four years ago and I can't find a single comment from anyone who claims to have met her which is at all bad or which paints her in any sort of negative light.
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You do realise that commenting negative, or general personal comments online about her could cause a contempt of court?
From the Facebook guidelines: a post from a police force
ADVICE TO SOCIAL MEDIA USERS - CONTEMPT OF COURT
We’ve noted that several Facebook users have posted comments which may be in contempt of court on some of our stories about ‘active’ cases.
Any material which could influence members of the jury in an ongoing or imminent trial is deemed as being in contempt of court and is punishable in a court of law.
These comments have included:
- references to someone’s previous convictions
- statements about a person’s character
If you hold such information you should pass it to the police by calling 101 and quoting the relevant incident number.
While we welcome comments and healthy discussion on our Facebook page, we request that you consider your comments carefully before posting them to a public site such as this. Nothing should be posted on a public site that would contravene the law if stated in public.
The Contempt of Court Act protects the justice process and the fundamental principle that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
We monitor our Facebook page closely and any comments which are in contempt of court will be noted and removed. They may also be brought to the attention of the prosecution, the defence and the judge in the case.
I grew up in the same city as her, and all of the comments on the local newspaper Facebook page articles for years now, have been heavily vetted and nothing at all personal would stay there.
And on every article had a disclaimer not to post anything to cause contempt of court. There are people who went to the same school but comments were quickly removed.
I don't think its helpful to even talk and speculate and search for information about her personal life or personality, unless it comes up from a witness in court, its completely the wrong thing to do.