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Court witness of a witness?
Basically i'm in a situation where a friend (lets call her Sarah) confided in me about her friend (also my friend but we're not as close, lets call her Megan) who had been having a sexual relationship with a teacher in our school. After a while I persuaded Sarah to tell a teacher about this. It eventually got taken into the hand of the police, I have recently given a statement about what I know although all I know is what Sarah has told me, Megan didn't even know that I knew, so it is basically second hand information. I've been told I could be called to court but it depends on whether the judges think my statement is worth it. What chances do you think there are that I will be called? And did I do the right thing in pushing Sarah in to telling someone? Also the teacher has pleaded not guilty which makes the situation even more complicated. Any advice wouldn't go amiss, thank you! :)
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- arbiterLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Hearsay is now admissable in UK courts in some circumstances (especially with young, vulnerable witnesses) , but in your case I suspect there is better evidence available
- TavyLv 79 years ago
Second hand information will not stand up in a UK Court of law.
No chance of you being called. It is called heresay.
- BruceLv 79 years ago
The information is valuable to their investigation, but must be corroborated.
The chances are slim you will go to court, as what you describe is hearsay and inadmissible.
Source(s): Law enforcement since 1991 - Anonymous9 years ago
That sounds like hear say to me - and I believe it has no evidential value