29/07/14
Not Guilty Verdicts after a 12-day Crown Court Trial
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Kangs represented two of four defendants in this case where the complainant alleged a series of serious sexual offences had taken place and that she had been falsely imprisoned by the defendants.
A complicating feature was that the defendants could not read, write or speak English and therefore all instructions had to be taken with the assistance of certified Romanian interpreters.
After a 12-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court the jury unanimously acquitted the defendants of all charges.
The case was conducted by Cagin Husnu of Kangs Solicitors
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