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guidance on prosecuting sexual offences and allegedly false rape claims, it is clear there was sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction for perverting the course of justice. This was evidence including text messages and CCTV footage that directly contradicted the account Ms de
Freitas gave to the police. I am satisfied that prosecutors had taken the necessary steps in assuring themselves that Ms de Freitas' mental health had been properly considered. There has been speculation that the police did not agree with the prosecution for various reasons. However, the police never undertook an investigation into the alleged perverting the course of justice nor did they consider all the material provided to us by the private prosecution. They were therefore not in a position to form a view on whether there was sufficient evidence to prosecute.
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De
Freitas had been concerned about having to testify in her defence in court; delays by the Crown Prosecution Service in providing a record of her interview with police to her defence solicitor meant they were unable to confirm that she would not be required to testify until the morning of her death (a court order requiring the Crown Prosecution Service to disclose all evidence at least six weeks prior to the trial was not complied with). The Crown Prosecution Service later apologised for the delay in the disclosure of the evidence, whilst still blaming the police for the delay.
760:. The judge stated "When a person suffering from mental ill-health kills herself at a time when she is facing public prosecution for making a false allegation of rape there is a clear public interest in considering whether there is a causal link and, if so, whether the decision-making was at fault and there are lessons to be learned." This represented the first time a
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609:, stated that the United Kingdom makes significantly more prosecutions for false rape allegations than the United States, and that these carry a charge of perverting the course of justice (with a maximum sentence of life in prison) rather than false reporting (which carries lighter penalties such as community service, fines, or probation). The charity
768:. The implication of the judgement was that "...in relation to mere contributors to publications, it was held that their standard of conduct need not reach that of professional journalists to quality for the absolute public interest defence". An appeal by Economou against the ruling was dismissed by the
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had resulted in his enduring "public rubbishing" and damaged his reputation. The claim was dismissed in July 2016 with the judge ruling that, while the publications had defamatory meaning and had caused harm to
Economou's reputation, this was justified given de Freitas had considered the articles and
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to review the decision to prosecute. In
December 2014, Saunders concluded that it had been correct to do so, stating that there was "sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction" and "a strong public interest in prosecuting". Saunders also stated that medical experts had advised that de
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sex shop. After they parted company
Economou performed Internet searches, and as a result of what he found, told de Freitas via a telephone call not to contact him. When Economou ended the relationship, de Freitas was upset and made this known to others, including sending a text to one friend saying
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pursued
Eleanor. If the CPS had put a stop to it at the time I would still have a daughter." David de Freitas suggested that de Freitas had feared once again being involuntarily committed and was embarrassed that "extraneous evidence" would emerge during the trial alleging work in the sex industry.
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stated "the public interest is always overwhelmingly in favour of not prosecuting a rape complainant" and "it is imperative that the overwhelming public interest in improving the UK's appallingly low conviction rate for rape offences is considered by all prosecutors when deciding whether to charge
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David de
Freitas. It was alleged that Economou had sent letters and emails to de Freitas and his solicitor, Harriet Wistrich, and "uploaded various recordings and comments onto websites". Economou was found not guilty in June 2016, with the judge stating, "I find that the defendant's actions were
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Having considered the detail and the issues raised by the family, I am satisfied that the decision making in this case was correct and that it was made in accordance with our policies and guidance. The evidence in this case was strong and having considered it in light of all of our knowledge and
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in which she stated, "If I were to lose the case I know that I would have brought huge shame on the family. It's entirely my fault for what has happened and there are many other events which make me make this decision." She also expressed fears about potentially having to testify in court in her
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decided not to order an independent inquiry into the decision to prosecute, stating, "I have carefully considered the concerns raised by Mr de
Freitas and I am satisfied that this case has already been subject to extensive scrutiny within the CPS, and that it was right for the prosecution to go
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made a call for evidence on an inquiry into the use of private prosecutions. The Centre for Women's
Justice provided written evidence to the inquiry in which it stated "Eleanor, for example, was never interviewed as a suspect; she sat in the dock without having ever been arrested, or her rights
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that
Economou had raped her between the 23 and 24 December. In an interview with police officers, she asserted that she "wasn't in control of my body"; that Economou had "drugged" her; that she had been "frozen with fear"; and that Economou had coerced her into allowing him to tie her up,
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to "review the guidance to ensure that the provision of support and counselling services to vulnerable people is not removed abruptly"). De Freitas became "severely" depressed and her behaviour became erratic, including claiming she was being followed and that her phone was being
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against reporting on the prosecution. The Metropolitan Police Service officers who had investigated the alleged rape refused to support the Crown Prosecution Service but were overruled; the detectives who had investigated the rape allegation were subjected to a "lengthy"
137:. Her death prompted a debate over whether prosecuting people accused of making a false accusation of rape could deter rape victims from reporting the crime, as well as whether it was appropriate to prosecute vulnerable individuals (de Freitas had been diagnosed with
438:, to use his statutory power to take over the private prosecution and end it. On 5 December 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would take over and continue the prosecution. De Freitas subsequently enquired whether there was scope to seek an
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with her. Economou was arrested and spent a night in custody. On 20 February 2013, the Metropolitan Police Service decided to take no further action against Economou; he was never charged. Factors reportedly underpinning the decision included a lack of
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stated that "the CPS is advised to exercise extreme caution when deciding whether to prosecute on suspicion of making a false allegation, especially if the person is vulnerable or if it is unclear whether the accusation was made maliciously".
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In November 2018, Economou received £10,000 (equivalent to £12,859 in 2023) of compensation from the Metropolitan Police Service, in connection with its investigation of the initial complaint made by de Freitas.
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which was refused. Whilst David de Freitas's public interest defence was not directly challenged in the Supreme Court, it was examined at some length in the defamation appeal in Serafin v Malkiewicz and others.
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in October 2012. They met on 23 December 2012 and spent that evening and the night together at Mr Economou's flat, where they had sex. During the daytime on 24 December, they went shopping together to an
593:, which argued that the "aggressive pursuit" of women accused of making false allegations of rape in the United Kingdom was deterring rape victims from reporting the crime to the police. The charity
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in March 2015, coroner Chinyere Inyama recorded a verdict of suicide by hanging and noted that the impending trial had been a "significant stressor" on de Freitas. A call by solicitor
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cited statistics showing "no country pursues the prosecution of disbelieved rape complainants with the frequency that occurs in Britain". Writing in January 2022,
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released a statement expressing concerns about the use of private prosecutions to "intimidate" people making allegations of rape, while the charity
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Sister in Law: Shocking and Compelling True Stories of Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men from One of Britain's Foremost Lawyers
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defence and stated she was "ashamed to be British". De Freitas had previously expressed fears about being involuntarily committed once again.
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Following de Freitas' suicide, her father David criticised the decision to prosecute her, stating, "We can see no reason whatsoever why the
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Freitas was fit to stand trial. After de Freitas' father David called for a new inquiry or a review to be carried out, in June 2018,
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footage that he contended contradicted the account of de Freitas, including footage of de Freitas and himself shopping together for
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on behalf of de Freitas' family to widen the scope of the inquest to assess whether the Crown Prosecution Service had breached the
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Personal Participation in Criminal Proceedings: A Comparative Study of Participatory Safeguards and in absentia Trials in Europe
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224:. At the end of the 2008/09 academic year, de Freitas dropped out of Durham University. In August 2009, she was referred to a
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2576:"Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice Heather Williams DBE between Mr William Hay (claimant) and Ms Nina Cresswell (defendant)"
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129:(26 June 1990 – 4 April 2014) was an English woman who committed suicide three days before the commencement of her trial for
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shop on the day following the alleged rape and text messages de Freitas had sent to mutual friends. Upon receiving the
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but required constant evaluation as she posed a "chronic and significant" suicide risk. Her doctor did not prescribe
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and being released, de Freitas began living alone with support from her parents and working part-time in a branch of
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explained to her as a defendant, and without having had the opportunity to respond to the allegations against her."
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stemming from trauma. A psychiatric report prepared for the Crown Prosecution Service stated that de Freitas was
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Economou had "fucked her and chucked her" and to another saying "I don't understand what I have done wrong???".
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1957:"INQUEST supports the father of Eleanor de Freitas in his challenge to the remit of the inquest into her death"
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claim against David de Freitas, asserting that articles critical of the Crown Prosecution Service appearing in
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517:. In March 2014, de Freitas' psychiatrist recorded that she was demonstrating "mild depressive symptoms". Her
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Eleanor Poppy Miranda de Freitas was born on 26 June 1990 and grew up in Fulham, London. She attended the
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paid compensation to the accused man. From a legal perspective, the case was notable due to the use of a
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1623:"Prosecuting Eleanor de Freitas ended in tragedy. So how do we deal with alleged false reports of rape?"
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1279:"Shipping magnate's son loses libel action against father of Eleanor de Freitas who accused him of rape"
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and that ruling in favour of Economou would represent a disproportionate infringement upon de Freitas'
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opined, "We must prosecute these cases if someone's trying to maliciously get someone into trouble."
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calculated to counter the continuing incorrect assertions that the allegation of rape was true".
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1074:"Before: Mr Justice Warby between Alexander Economou (claimant) and David de Freitas (defender)"
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by prosecuting de Freitas was unsuccessful. The call for a special inquest was supported by
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indirectly referred to Economou as a "rapist" while being interviewed on a live episode of
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at a cost of approximately £200,000 (equivalent to £289,532 in 2023). Economou amassed
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and shouting at staff. In December 2013, de Freitas attempted to drive from London to
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1865:"The Chilling Effect: The Politics of Charging Rape Complainants with False Reporting"
1492:"The Chilling Effect: The Politics of Charging Rape Complainants with False Reporting"
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2383:"Economou V De Freitas: Further Guidance on the Statutory Defence of Public Interest"
2044:"Eleanor de Freitas' false rape case ended in tragedy. But she's not the only victim"
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1379:"Inquest into alleged rape victim's suicide raises questions about CPS procedure"
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on 24 January 2014, pleading not guilty. A trial date was set for 7 April 2014.
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Defamation and the Right to Freedom of Speech: The UK in Comparative Perspective
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The decision to prosecute de Freitas was also criticised by the organisation
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On 31 December 2012, de Freitas stated to her psychiatrist that she had been
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in November 2018. Economou subsequently sought permission to appeal to the
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when going out in public. In September 2013, she was found in a branch of
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to spend Christmas with her family but, after taking a wrong turn on the
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2647:"Alexander Economou charged with harassing father of Eleanor de Freitas"
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Ladies Who Punch: Fifty Trailblazing Women Whose Stories You Should Know
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1592:"DPP defends decision to prosecute rape complainant who killed herself"
1343:"Economou v De Freitas [2018] EWCA Civ 2591 (21 November 2018)"
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884:"Durham student killed herself after being accused of false rape claim"
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In February 2012, de Freitas had another mental breakdown, exhibiting "
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The decision to prosecute de Freitas was ultimately upheld by both the
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English suicide victim involved in precedent setting defamation lawsuit
2536:"Judgement: Serafin (Respondent) v Malkiewicz and others (Appellants)"
2292:"South Africa's Media Defamation Law in a constitutional, digital age"
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issued a retraction and apology in May 2015 after Lisa Longstaff of
2172:"No independent inquiry into the prosecution of Eleanor De Freitas"
1932:"Charging rape complainants with perverting the course of justice"
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2259:"£1m legal bill for magnate's son after he loses rape libel case"
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has since been cited in other legal proceedings, for example the
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women for perverting the course of justice". Lisa Avalos, of the
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In 2008 or 2009, de Freitas met Alexander Economou, the sometime
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2105:"Written evidence from the Centre for Women's Justice (PPS0019)"
1185:"Alexander Economou cleared of harassing father of rape accuser"
1759:"Eleanor de Freitas 'killed herself ahead of rape claim trial'"
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651:, compared to 5,651 prosecutions for rape. Sarah Green of the
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to study geography. During her first year, she suffered a
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Statement from the Attorney General for England and Wales
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On the afternoon of 4 April 2014, de Freitas committed
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for her bipolar disorder as de Freitas suffered from a
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on 24 December. On the same day, De Freitas attended a
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2442:"Economou v De Freitas [2018] EWCA Civ 2591"
2678:"Rape row man cleared of harassing grieving father"
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2074:. In Quattrocolo, Serena; Ruggeri, Stefano (eds.).
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617:of the Centre for Women's Justice stated that "
422:on 13 August 2013, de Freitas reportedly had a
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719:In December 2014, Alexander Economou began a
571:Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
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2103:Oborne, Catherine; et al. (July 2020).
813:In December 2015, Economou was charged with
521:prior to her death had been scored at zero.
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2500:"Permission to Appeal results – May 2019"
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196:exams. In September 2008 she enrolled in
2704:Economou, Alexander (23 November 2018).
1556:Economou, Alexander (24 December 2012).
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764:had been successfully mounted under the
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467:Solicitor General for England and Wales
2329:"Libel, Privacy, Accuracy and Balance"
1311:de Freitas, David (10 December 2014).
710:Attorney General for England and Wales
154:Attorney General for England and Wales
1833:"CPS 'to blame for daughter's death'"
7:
1459:Laville, Sandra (10 December 2014).
1377:Topping, Alexandra (17 March 2015).
653:End Violence Against Women Coalition
390:In August 2013, Economou launched a
2532:Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
2496:Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
1930:Hilliard, Julia (6 November 2014).
1698:"'No way out' for rape claim woman"
1590:Laville, Sandra (9 December 2014).
1528:Laville, Sandra (7 November 2014).
882:Ovenden, Poppy (12 November 2014).
774:Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
2645:Barrett, David (9 December 2015).
1349:. 21 November 2018. Archived from
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2290:Eloff, Helen (28 February 2019).
1898:Hayden, Sally (3 December 2014).
1214:Brown, David (12 November 2014).
1116:Molloy, Antonia (17 March 2015).
2198:Laville, Sandra (27 July 2016).
396:perverting the course of justice
131:perverting the course of justice
127:Eleanor Poppy Miranda de Freitas
35:Eleanor Poppy Miranda de Freitas
2779:False allegations of sex crimes
1863:Avalos, Lisa (6 January 2016).
923:. February 2015. Archived from
702:Director of Public Prosecutions
694:Director of Public Prosecutions
432:Director of Public Prosecutions
192:, achieving straight As in her
150:Director of Public Prosecutions
2789:Suicides by hanging in England
2614:"Programme update: An apology"
2584:Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
2257:Gibb, Frances (28 July 2016).
1423:Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
1415:"Regina v. Alexander Economou"
1411:Westminster Magistrates' Court
1082:Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
533:herself at her family home in
447:investigation. De Freitas was
1:
2363:. Brett Wilson. 1 August 2016
2072:"Report on England and Wales"
1014:Baker, Katie (29 June 2018).
700:De Freitas' suicide prompted
289:Mental Health Review Tribunal
230:recurrent depressive disorder
2784:People with bipolar disorder
1989:. Centre for Women's Justice
1873:. Vol. 83, no. 3.
1490:Avalos, Lisa (1 June 2018).
674:Subsequent legal proceedings
269:unaffordable shopping sprees
2774:English defamation case law
2333:The UK Media Law Pocketbook
2013:"We live in a rape culture"
551:West London Coroner's Court
354:Metropolitan Police Service
158:Metropolitan Police Service
2815:
2769:Deaths by person in London
2744:Alexander Economou website
604:Louisiana State University
2168:Attorney General's Office
2147:Crown Prosecution Service
607:Paul M. Hebert Law Center
436:Crown Prosecution Service
408:closed-circuit television
208:. She was diagnosed with
2408:Jones, Mariette (2024).
2110:Justice Select Committee
1961:Inquest Charitable Trust
667:Justice Select Committee
658:In the 2019 publication
135:false accusation of rape
2234:Oxford University Press
1703:Somerset County Gazette
762:public interest defence
752:broadcast to be in the
745:programme broadcast on
277:involuntarily committed
226:consultant psychiatrist
166:public interest defence
133:for allegedly making a
2299:University of Pretoria
1729:"Vulnerable Witnesses"
1070:Queen's Bench Division
868:Queen's Bench Division
735:and an interview with
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281:Mental Health Act 1983
2572:King's Bench Division
2568:High Court of Justice
2070:Leader, Kate (2019).
1790:Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin
1066:High Court of Justice
864:High Court of Justice
783:Economou v De Freitas
563:Human Rights Act 1998
453:Southwark Crown Court
283:and spent a month in
220:, who prescribed her
2418:Taylor & Francis
2337:Taylor & Francis
460:Member of Parliament
2652:The Daily Telegraph
2548:on 26 November 2021
2327:Crook, Tim (2019).
2271:on 5 September 2016
2141:(9 December 2014).
2049:The Daily Telegraph
2011:(1 February 2022).
1985:(18 January 2022).
1875:Brooklyn Law School
1870:Brooklyn Law Review
1831:(8 November 2014).
1802:Biteback Publishing
1497:Brooklyn Law Review
1284:The Daily Telegraph
1251:The Daily Telegraph
961:(7 November 2014).
807:Victoria Derbyshire
766:Defamation Act 2013
726:The Daily Telegraph
392:private prosecution
216:and began seeing a
162:private prosecution
77:Cause of death
2794:Suicides in Fulham
2716:on 30 January 2023
2476:. 27 November 2018
2448:. 21 November 2018
2420:. pp. 74–76.
2339:. pp. 59–60.
1568:on 30 January 2023
1433:on 11 October 2018
1092:on 11 October 2018
930:on 11 October 2018
802:Women Against Rape
635:in February 2022,
591:Women Against Rape
531:suicide by hanging
507:fit to stand trial
400:witness statements
394:of de Freitas for
346:sexually assaulted
327:of his family-run
190:Putney High School
176:Timeline of events
120:Miranda de Freitas
110:Trainee accountant
99:Putney High School
81:Suicide by hanging
25:Eleanor de Freitas
2574:(26 April 2023).
2346:978-1-351-38913-6
2243:978-0-19-882927-0
2089:978-3-030-01186-4
2042:(18 March 2015).
2040:Sanghani, Radhika
1983:Wistrich, Harriet
1936:Justice for Women
1838:South Wales Argus
1829:Press Association
1811:978-1-78590-628-2
1757:(17 March 2015).
1731:. Vol. 594.
1696:(17 March 2015).
1694:Press Association
1653:Wistrich, Harriet
1181:Press Association
758:freedom of speech
649:England and Wales
599:Justice for Women
561:enshrined in the
519:suicidal ideation
368:forensic evidence
325:company secretary
202:Durham University
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619:bipolar disorder
615:Harriet Wistrich
567:Emily Thornberry
555:Harriet Wistrich
495:Northamptonshire
361:" her, and have
305:tantric masseuse
234:bipolar disorder
210:bipolar disorder
206:mental breakdown
139:bipolar disorder
118:David de Freitas
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