Shusmita Deb’s client acquitted of s.18 GBH
Shusmita Deb was instructed to defend in a trial at Canterbury Crown Court where the defendant was charged with s.18 GBH, controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship, and three further counts of assault of occasioning actual bodily harm.
The case involved thorough analysis of the complainant’s medical records, exhibits provided by the complainant and photographs of injuries.
The trial was listed for 10 days. At the end of the trial, the jury returned verdicts on all counts. The jury returned not guilty verdicts for s.18 GBH, and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
