The Three Little Guardian Angels novel Chapter 812

Chapter 812

Barbara’s lawyer chuckled. “The family members of the offenders were also present when the verdict was being passed. Since the verdict didn’t sit well with the family members of the offenders, why has it been delayed until today?” Mrs. Salvadore looked at the judge. “We were present at the time, but Ms. Chase’s family background isn’t something that ordinary families like us can compare to. We’ve always wanted to launch an appeal too, but Ms. Chase has changed her name and gone into hiding these few years. We couldn’t locate her, so how did you expect us to launch an appeal for the case?”

The judge dropped the gavel, and the courtroom filled with constant chatter became dead silent in an instant. “Can I have the defendant explain this situation to me?”

Barbara’s lawyer stood up and motioned for someone to hand him a laptop. “It just so happens that I have a piece of evidence of the incident in my possession. Why don’t we let the plaintiff take a look at it?”

The staff put the laptop on the plaintiff’s desk, and the video on the screen recorded the whole struggle between the victim and the aggressor.

The Salvadores’ expressions changed when they saw the video. “This… How is this possible!?”

Barbara’s lawyer looked at them and continued. “After watching the video, we don’t believe that Ms. Chase killed the aggressor due to excessive self-defense. Firstly, the aggressor was the one who threatened Ms. Chase’s life with a knife first, forcing Ms. Chase to engage in sexual intercourse with him,

“Secondly, when Ms. Chase was being pushed, she resisted regardless of the knife that the aggressor had in his possession. The video shows that the whole process had severely threatened Ms. Chase’s safety. Hence, Ms. Chase’s action of grabbing the knite to protect herself and killing the offender by mistake is a legitimate self-defense act. Which means the law should acquit Ms. Chase.” Mrs. Salvadore stood up. “This video must be fake! This video wasn’t even presented in the previous trial!”

The judge solemnly interrupted her,” Please be quiet.” After saying so, he glanced at the defendant. “How did you get your hands on the video?” Barbara slowly opened her mouth. “This video was recorded by a camera that was installed in the room by someone else back then. They originally wanted to record the process of me being violated by Mr. Salvadore, which would lead to my disgrace. The person who took the video then moved on to blackmailing my father and me with the video recording for many years. As for why I’ve changed my name, it’s because my father wanted me to shake off my past and start over.”

Barbara’s lawyer handed over a document to the court’s staff. “This piece of evidence shows that someone has been blackmailing Ms. Chase and the Chases with the video over the years.”