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The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:33 am
by richardb
Is about to start.
Court 4 is very cramped and it isn't clear whether we will all get in. I have asked if I can make notes and be told I can.
There are a number of people lurking who appear to be interested in the case. Husband appears to have three supporters.
ITV are here.
I don't know if I will be able to post during the hearing.
Updates to follow.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:39 am
by richardb
There are 3 members of the Husband family here. 3 other observers apart from me.
The dock is separated by glass. Husband has just been brought in.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:40 am
by richardb
The judge has now come in and we are off.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:49 am
by richardb
The judge has just risen to consider sentence.
The prosecutor addressed the court for 40 minutes and the defence for about 20
It is upwards of 10 years but not clear yet where. In my book it is 18 years.
Having heard what has been said this morning, the school comes out of this with even less credit.
Update on sentence to follow in the next half an hour.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:17 pm
by richardb
The judge is about to pass sentence.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:35 pm
by HowardH
All clocks/timings on this forum seem to be an hour behind today so more like 15 minutes.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:41 pm
by richardb
Total sentence - 17 years imprisonment.
I will post more fully later.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:21 pm
by Chrissie Boy
Many thanks for feeding us the facts, Richard. Very much appreciated.
It'd be interesting to know what Husband has told his own immediate family up until this point. Has he always assured them of his complete innocence and do they now consider him to have been wrongfully imprisoned? Will they therefore claim that there's been a miscarriage of justice and campaign for his release? Or has he come clean and will he be in the doghouse for aye? Who can say?
I'd be interested to know his d.o.b. too, if it's come to light during the proceedings.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:28 pm
by jakew
Chrissie Boy wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:21 pm
Many thanks for feeding us the facts, Richard. Very much appreciated.
It'd be interesting to know what Husband has told his own immediate family up until this point. Has he always assured them of his complete innocence and do they now consider him to have been wrongfully imprisoned? Will they therefore claim that there's been a miscarriage of justice and campaign for his release? Or has he come clean and will he be in the doghouse for aye? Who can say?
I'd be interested to know his d.o.b. too, if it's come to light during the proceedings.
Well, the circumstances surrounding his premature departure from CH were fairly well known, and would indeed have been criminal had they occurred today. I imagine this subject was well-aired over the dinner table at the time.
I think he is 67.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:32 pm
by richardb
His departure wasvariously referred to as he "was sacked" and he was "encouraged to resign".
It sounds as though the first Mrs. Husband sacked him too.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:35 pm
by Jim Rayner
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:57 pm
by Chrissie Boy
But no actual date of birth known, then. Okay.
Let's not forget that his sons are OBs and may well be members of this web community. They must be feeling pretty devastated today, so let's spare them a thought on that score.
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:00 pm
by Mid A 15
From reading Jim's link above some of that "17 years" is to be served concurrently.
The 'real' sentence is 12 1/2 years from what I can see. What I don't know is whether or not the concurrent element affects potential release dates. 12 1/2 years on its own would mean a normal release date after 6 years 3 months (50% of the sentence). Maybe the effect of the concurrent element is to increase the normal release date to 8 years 6 months?
Anybody (Richard B?) know for sure?
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:01 pm
by MrEd
"I charge you never to forget the great benefits you have received in this place, and in time to come according to your means to do all that you can do to enable others to enjoy the same advantage."
Re: The hearing
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:02 pm
by richardb
Chrissie Boy wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:57 pm
But no actual date of birth known, then. Okay.
Let's not forget that his sons are OBs and may well be members of this web community. They must be feeling pretty devastated today, so let's spare them a thought on that score.
He was born on. 26 February 1950.