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Laura Masters Witness for the Defence The witness box barely contained the volcano rumbling in Laura’s stomach. ‘Can you tell me a little part of your home life when you were a child?’ ‘I was always put to bed early and told to be a quiet little mouse.’ ‘Why was that?’ ‘If I weren’t inContinue reading “Thursday Trials – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

‘I have worked at Reading Prison for over ten years and have seen countless women with violent partners.’ ‘How does long-term domestic abuse affect the victim?’ ‘They feel they have no choice but to believe their abuser will change. They are in constant fear of their lives and little by little they feel like theyContinue reading “Wednesday Worries – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

‘Can I ask you, how often you visited Thomas in his home?’ ‘Once every couple of weeks and every few months they would hold a neighbourhood watch meeting.’ ‘So, in a year, you spent approximately thirty days in their home. You expect the jury to believe that you knew the victim well. I put itContinue reading “Friday Foe – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

‘Sorry, let me rephrase that, does the woman sitting before you seem the sort of person that could plan and kill her husband?’ ‘Thomas was always afraid of her mental health.’ ‘Isn’t that just what he told you? Did you see any evidence for yourself that she had any medical issues?’ ‘She was crying inContinue reading “Thursday Trials – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

‘Never,’ Elizabeth whispered. ‘It appears to me that you don’t seem to be too sure.’ She didn’t hide the sarcasm in her voice. Elizabeth couldn’t look at the jury. Thomas demanded her to be strong and defend him. Yet, his drinking, and violence that went with it, shocked her. ‘I felt safe with Thomas.’ SheContinue reading “Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again 2/10/21”

‘Objection!’ Barbara Craven said. ‘This evidence is not relevant to the case.’ ‘Your Honour it is evidence that shows the defendant’s anger at the affair.’ ‘Overruled, you may answer the question Miss Lacy,’ the judge said. ‘What did Thomas do when this happened?’ ‘He followed her outside to try and calm her down.’ ‘Was ThomasContinue reading “Friday Fable – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

Confident in a guilty verdict, Martha sat straight in her seat. Even if pent up anger dissipated once she released the words on the page, the ink was permanent. ‘Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,’ Richard Blake continued. ‘I assure you that despite appearances, this woman is capable of cold-blooded murder.’ Martha stared around theContinue reading “Thursday Trials – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

Part Two The Trial of Martha Whitman Martha wore her dead husband’s favourite suit. In a matter of weeks, her fate decided, she could eventually start her sentence for murder – a murder that destroyed her reason for living in one fatal moment – a murder which she could neither remember nor forget. At first,Continue reading “Wednesday Witness – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

‘It was crystal, bulky, and ugly – a wedding present from Thomas’s mother.’ ‘Can you tell me what happened next?’ ‘I can’t remember, but there was blood on the carpet, and the vase was . . .’ Martha tried to lift the fog which always surrounded that night.  ‘I bring you to another diary entryContinue reading “Monday Memories – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

Martha searched her memories. It was true, in that split moment she wanted Thomas to die, but that ended when the diary was replaced in its hiding place.  The answer was too painful to say out loud. ‘No comment.’ ‘And on another occasion when you found out about your husband’s infidelity Oh, he expects meContinue reading “Sunday Snippet – From It Won’t Happen Again”