You will notice, that in most crime related news articles, if the victim is not an ex-sex offender, they don't mention the victims name but do mention the name of the offender, but when it comes to ex-sex offenders, it's the other way around, as in this article. The woman who "allegedly" attacked this man and women, her name wasn't mentioned while theirs was. Why is that?
07/02/2012
By Sean Fewster
A woman who allegedly tried to murder former cycling coach and convicted sex offender [name withheld] has been ordered to stand trial.
In the Supreme Court this morning the woman, 20, pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder.
She further denied one aggravated count of causing serious harm with intent, and one aggravated count of assault.
Court documents allege the offences occurred at Kilburn on September 10 last year.
They further allege the woman used a knife to attack [name withheld] and his wife, [wife name withheld].
[name withheld] received a suspended four and a half-year sentence for unlawful sexual intercourse in 2009.
Today, lawyers for the woman asked the court to suppress any information that could "tend to identify" their client.
- Which they did, but they also name the "victims?"
Corinne Harrison, prosecuting, said any such order should extend only to the woman's name and image.
"The accused has previously been the victim of sexual offending," she said.
- So does that make it alright to list his name? Apparently so, but he was the "victim" here!
"In relation to that earlier offence, the complainant in this matter ([name withheld]) was named as the perpetrator."
Justice Margaret Nyland suppressed the woman's name and image, saying the order could be reviewed following her trial.
She remanded the woman on continuing bail to a directions hearing next month.
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