Opening statement of Richard Baker KC at inquiry talks of toxic notions promoted by conspiracy theorists
Part of the opening statement of Richard Baker KC, a barrister speaking on behalf of the parents of Children C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, O, P and R:
“They have no interest in becoming permanent attractions at a ghoulish sideshow. Their request is to be allowed to grieve in private or for their surviving children to never know of a role that they played in this story. “The families, along with the jury, collectively sat through 10 months of evidence – in the case of family K two trials. They did so with impressive dignity, they heard the evidence against her and have no doubt that she was guilty. The jury had no doubt that she was guilty.“The trial was overseen by an experienced high court judge and reviewed comprehensively with care by the court of appeal.
“The complexity of the opening of this inquiry demonstrates the depth of analysis that is required to understand the events of the Countess of“There is, however, some measure of relevance in this background noise … it reveals a common and basic cognitive bias as a society, we are too quick to make judgments based upon first impressions. We idolise or demonise those who fit our own stereotypes.
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