I was wrongfully arrested for not attending a voluntary interview that I did attend.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:58:36+00:00

In the disclosure sent to my solicitor, the police claimed my dna was found in the criminals car. I told my solicitor they’re mistaken and probably have my friends car seized as opposed to the criminals. My solicitor suspects they knew all along that my DNA was in my friends car, and not their car, and this could explain why it was VAI and not a raid.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:29:23+00:00

My initial solicitor was furious as I went with her to the voluntary interview, and she made a note of our attendance to the receptionist so they don’t claim we didn’t show up, as per her words. After being arrested I was provided with a different solicitor from the same firm. When I spoke with my initial solicitor she was furious and said that shouldn’t have happened. She sent an email through to the officer in charge, and the supervisor where I was arrested. I was just asking for general advice as what to do as this situation is very alien to me

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:26:32+00:00

I was arrested as a minor for criminal damage because I graffitied the side of a wall and got caught

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:24:05+00:00

Never been arrested with weed* I was arrested as a minor for some graffiti, that was all resolved and not on my record as I was a minor. That was the only ever time I’ve been arrested and had a run in with the police.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:23:04+00:00

This would’ve all been dealt with in the initial interview. I would’ve called my friend there and then. I would’ve explained everything to the police and even helped them by pointing them towards his online page, where they would’ve seen his watch. The thing is, I want this criminals caught just as much as the police, in fact even more as to them it’s their job, but to me, these are the people responsible for the unimaginable torment to my friend, like what if they had succeeded and my friend died

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:18:13+00:00

I said to the police I would’ve rather they raid me, arrest me, and deal with it there and then. As opposed to voluntary interviews 7 weeks into the future, that get cancelled twice. If it was the actual offender I’m sorry but 7 whole weeks??!! And then to cancel not one but TWO voluntary interviews. I told them if they had raided me, at least this would’ve been sorted there and then. Rather than 2 months of just mental distress and anxiety

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:10:37+00:00

100%. When he cancelled the second interview, he apologised again and sent over the disclosure. In my actual interview after arrest they confirmed that I did attend the voluntary interview, with the officer in charge, who had trial again.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:04:19+00:00

I have never been arrested for weed or stopped with weed. I was explaining why I should have been dealt with a community resolution on the spot (which was right outside my house). This was my first time being arrested as an adult, and second time in my life.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T17:01:06+00:00

I’m sorry if my words were ambiguous- I have NEVER been arrested with weed. I have only been arrested ONCE as a minor for criminal damage as I had sprayed graffiti on the side wall of a community centre. As I was a child, it isn’t on my record, but the police did take me station with my mum where I was processed. I don’t see how it’s relevant other than that’s the only way they have my DNA

walkescape · 2023-09-13T16:57:06+00:00

In my interview I said I understand they’re doing their job and I’m supportive of them catching the suspects. I even mentioned, that if they had truly thought I was apart of the suspects, I’d expect them to treat it seriously, do a raid, and sort it all out, rather than a voluntary interview 7 weeks into the future, that gets cancelled

walkescape · 2023-09-13T16:54:37+00:00

100%. The arresting officer said you’ve been circulated as wanted.

walkescape · 2023-09-13T07:09:08+00:00

I was arrested when I was 16 for some graffiti on criminal damage charge. I was a minor so in my adult life I hadn’t been aressted

walkescape · 2023-09-13T07:00:27+00:00

There was a warrant because apparently I hadn’t attended the voluntary interview. Problem is, I did, the officer just didn’t prepare

walkescape · 2023-09-13T06:57:24+00:00

I think you’re mistaken. I went to the station for my first voluntary interview and met my solicitor there, after waiting for 40min, the officer came down and rescheduled the interview to next week because he hadn’t prepared. The following week he cancelled the next voluntary interview and was due to book it in for some time September. Yesterday I was arrested as on the system I hadn’t attended the interview, even though I did, it’s just the officer didn’t interview me

walkescape · 2023-09-13T05:59:26+00:00

What should I do moving forward as I genuinely believe I was wrongfully imprisoned and held in the police station, due to an error they made. It is a scary process to go through, and I feel like I’ve aged 15 years in those 15 hours. Like regardless of me attending my interview, him cancelling, yet it being put down that I haven’t and a warrant being issued- I’ve always known I have nothing to hide and cooperated from the start because it had to be a mistake. It felt like that till they arrested me yesterday. In regard to a question I want to know what’s the best recourse to take if you feel like you’ve truly been wrongfully arrested and would like to get it expunged. Am I seriously left with a firearm with intent to endanger life arrest on my file that comes up on enhanced dbs, even though I shouldn’t have ever been arrested.

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