Silence in Court

We had a great time when we visited Manchester Crown Court. We were all given a role to play in the case against Tommy Peel. Tommy was instructed to appear to face charges because he was breaching a Noise Abatement Order and had been fighting in the street.

The two legal teams put forward great arguments and asked the witnesses some very challenging questions. The witnesses were very confident and answered truthfully as the court usher had asked them to propomise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

At the end of the trial the jury had the responsibility of deciding if Tommy was innocent or guilty. It wasn’t easy to come to a decision but in the end they found Tommy guilty.

Judge Jacob said that Tommy’s parents had to face up to their responsibilities and he was issuing a Parenting Order which said they must stop Tommy fighting and that Tommy could only play music in the afternoons.

We hope that Tommy will change his ways and not find himself back in the Crown Court.