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Norfolk murder case adjourned as no interpreter in court
The case of a man accused of murdering his wife has been adjourned as there was no interpreter to translate proceedings for him.
Lingo bingo
WHILE the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) continues to review whether the qualifications for court interpreters are good enough, cases are still being delayed by the lack of any interpreter at all.
No interpreter means lawyer forced to use Google Translate
An advocate said he had battled to communicate with his cannabis farmer-accused client using Google Translate – as no interpreter was available.
Case postponed twice because court didn’t organise Spanish interpreter
An officer at South London Magistrates Courts said: “I am unable to give you a specific reason as to why an interpreter wasn’t arranged on both occasions but more often than not we book them but the agency that we use are unable to provide.”
