Meshel Laurie

I do understand that as a family member that has lost a loved one, they are solely focused on their person and getting justice.

I believe having a picture of the victim could increase the emotion of loved ones and possibly be more distracting to the court.

I also think as victims and family members, I found the hardest and most confusing part of court to be around guilty pleas and downgraded charges.

Yes, agreed.

I wish true crime would put some explanation and focus on this to help people understand why sentencing is often so low.

And then you add this, I also had a cousin killed in a headbutt incident that left our family shocked and confused about the court process.

So as I say, such a short to the point email, but what massive.

It's a really interesting perspective.

Because most of us don't have any experience in the court either.

So for most of us, it's an abstract, completely abstract conversation.

And so when someone says something, we think, oh, yeah, that sounds right.

And then someone says the opposite, oh, yeah, that sounds right.

But it takes a lived experience like yours, I think, to really...

make us think about it from your perspective, hopefully.

Yeah, that's a really interesting point.

Are you prepared to talk about the crime that was committed against you?

Yeah, of course.

When you say a stranger stalking, that's rare, but seems like increasingly we're hearing more about it.

Yeah, it was very rare, they said at the time.

Where did it go missing from?