Help for ex Marine
Hi guys,
I am trying to help my best friend who is an ex Royal Marine and going through a bad time.
He returned from Afghanistan after many years of service and left the Marines to start a new life, at the time he was suffering from PTS but was looking forward to a new start.
I will let him write the exact details of what happened and will post it here as it will be best in his own words but basically he was attacked by his girlfriend who is a police officer with a knife, he did what any trained Marine would do and put her in a hold resulting in her colleagues coming round and arresting him for assault. He went to court and was eventually found not guilty and she was found to have lied in court, nothing happened to her and she is still serving with the police.
That was a bad enough situation but whilst this was going on she made sure the police would not let him anywhere near his house and she proceeded to steal all his belongings amounting to thousands of pounds worth of items. The worst of it is he lost his medals and that is the thing which he just cannot let go. He has tried to rebuild his life but cannot get past this. He wants justice for the way he was treated and attending the memorial services without his medals was a bad point.
I have only very briefly described what happened, the police closed ranks, covered things up, new she lied in court etc. and were complicit in letting her steal/destroy his possesions leaving him with nothing. He is not looking for financial return but wants some kind of closure and is really struggling to rebuild his life without getting some kind of justice.
I was not in the services and have never been to war so can never understand the things he has been through. I am trying to help him out and as he will never let this go I can only help him to get his story heard.
Any suggestions as to the best way to proceed with this and get him enough publicity to at least get his medals back? He is left with nothing and cannot afford solicitors etc. He has already been found not guilty of any crime himself yet she has gotten away with everything and he wants some kind of justice.
Any comments will be much appreciated.