Thursday, 10 January 2002
R-V-Mellor
Court Manager Newcastle
Dear Sir,
I am writing in
response to the application for a directions hearing to be heard on the 17th Jan
2002 at Newcastle Crown Court. Due to the short notice of this application it will
be impossible for me to attend given the distance I have to travel and the fact that
I am still breast feeding my four month old baby, let alone sorting out child care
for the other children, the relatives who will be looking after the children in Feb
are currently in New Zealand, having taken their annual holiday early in order that
they are available. However should this directions hearing go ahead I wish for the
following to be raised as serious concerns.
1) Derogatory comments publicly made by
Judge Whitburn about me ("Ms Mellor is a dangerous eccentric" now recorded in the
court of appeal) personally leave me with no alternative than to ask that he excuse
himself from this case if it is to continue. Should the case continue and Justice
Whitburn remains as the trial judge I will have no alternative but to let the jury
know immediately that he has expressed a personal dislike of me and that his summing
up of the case should be weighed very carefully against his obvious bias.
2) Stuart
Carnie and the admissibility of his evidence. If Mr Carnie is not available for me
to cross examine about certain aspects of his evidence, particularly telephone call
contents how can I have a fair trial?
3) Guardian Newspaper attributing incorrect
comments to myself about the judiciary, again prejudicing the hearing.
4) Abuse of
process: Original argument written by Mr M Harries. I could easily have been tried
at the same time as the other defendants; all preparations had been made for the
care of my children and maternity care. His Honour without good reason and contrary
to my objections refused to allow me to continue. Now I am expected to be separated
from my baby son, whom I breastfeed, which will now have to stop then there is the
distance from my home is such that he will be deprived of his mother 5 days a week
as will my other children, yet again I have had to explain the case to them and what
is happening, being quite young they are unable to comprehend why I have to go away
again for the same thing that I went away for 7 months previously. If my pregnancy
was such a problem in June, why wasn't I severed sooner? To postpone this trial further
would also be a travesty, I propose that the case is transferred to either Wolverhampton
or Stafford to be heard.
Should this hearing go ahead I wish for the original list
of witnesses to be called. In particular I wish for Professor David Southall to be
witness summonsed as he was the person that provided the police with my name and
the names of other parents who had just formalised complaints against him at North
Staffs NHS Trust and to the GMC.
Please take note that I do NOT accept the Crowns
chronological order of telephone billing. I will be going through every single telephone
bill and identifying all telephone numbers called and their content during that period
of time.
Professor Southall is before the GMC on the 16th and 17th Jan 2002, part
of the complaints against him are allegations of perjury and attempts to pervert
the course of justice and believe it or not conspiracy to abduct, this evidence has
already been scrutinised once and has been substantiated with evidence sufficiently
enough to go through to the next stage. I will be making applications to the court
to introduce those complaints into court. Any judgement that has been made on the
evidence of David Southall is in law nullified if perjury were proven, (Lazarus Est-V-Beasley)
It is questionable whether or not the care order in respect of either Christopher
or Natasha Alexander are even legally binding. No care order, no abduction, no abduction,
no conspiracy.
This letter will be copied to:
Attorney General
Lord Chancellors Dept
Lord
F Howe
Christopher Knox QC
Mark Harries
Penny Mellor
Tuesday, 15 January 2002
ATTENTION COURT MANAGER R-V-MELLOR
DIRECTIONS HEARING 17TH
January 02
Dear Sir
As respondent in person can I request that this document is put
before the court on January 17th 2002.
I would like to add to my original witness
list and call the following:
MRS ELLEN THOMPSON (SENIOR)
MAGGIE HOPE (SOCIAL WORKER)
PETER
DRYSDALE (SOCIAL WORKER)
I would also argue that if this case is to continue, given
the adverse publicity I have received from the Guardian Newspaper, I would ask that
the court lift reporting restrictions to allow me to set the record straight. I also
believe that the original court order effectively gagging me is in breach of my Human
Right to express myself and I shall be making representations to have this draconian
ban lifted.
Thank you
Penny Mellor
Copied to:
Attorney General
Christopher Knox QC
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