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Trial collapses after interpreter translates 'beaten' as 'bitten'
A burglary trial has collapsed after an interpreter mistakenly translated 'beaten' as 'bitten', in the latest embarrassment for the court service's privatised translation system
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A trial at a London court collapsed last Friday after it was revealed that an interpreter employed by Applied Language Solutions had made a grave interpreting error
Trial collapses at Snaresbrook court after interpreter error
A Romanian defendant giving evidence at Snaresbrook Crown Court said the claimant had "beaten them" but the interpreter said "bitten"
