R v H-B (2018)

Instructed by EBR Attridge, Tom Orpin-Massey represented a young man with Asperger Syndrome who had been charged with causing actual bodily harm by beating a man unconscious.

The case involved expert evidence on the inter-relationship between autism and perception of threat.

The CPS offered no evidence after representations were made that the prosecution was not in the public interest. 

 

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