The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy

Author:Adam Hamdy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2022-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Extract from the court report of R v. Elmys

Roger Sumption QC for the Crown Prosecution Service

And then what happened, Ms. Kealty? After DS Khan stood up.

Harriet Kealty

He stepped back… and…

Roger Sumption QC

There’s no need to look at the defendant, Ms. Kealty. Please don’t feel in any way intimidated by him.

Harriet Kealty

I’m not. It’s… it’s just difficult for me.

Roger Sumption QC

I understand, but the court needs to hear your account of events.

Harriet Kealty

Sabih, DS Khan, got up. He took a step back, and the defendant, Mr. Elmys, kicked him in the stomach. What neither DS Khan nor I knew, but what the defendant probably did know, was that the clearing was at the edge of a ravine. DS Khan, Sabih, he…

Roger Sumption QC

Go on when you’re ready, Ms. Kealty.

Harriet Kealty

He fell off the edge. One moment he was there, and then he was gone. He was just gone.

Roger Sumption QC

There’s some water beside you if you need a drink. Better? What happened then?

Harriet Kealty

I ran to the edge of the ravine. It must have been eighty feet straight down, and I could see Detective Khan in the moonlight. He wasn’t moving. I was crying. I was angry. Probably in shock. I turned to the defendant, who was on his feet, and I said, “You did this. You did this.” And he said, “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’d take it back if I could. I’m so sorry.”

I heard a helicopter and sirens and he heard them too. He started backing away, so I said, “No! Don’t you dare go. Help me find a way down to him. Don’t you dare leave me here alone.”

Roger Sumption QC

Did he stay?

Harriet Kealty

No. He ran away.

Roger Sumption QC

And the child?

Harriet Kealty

Elliot had come out from the trees. When the defendant saw him, he grabbed the boy and dragged him away. He left me alone. He left me alone there to face what he had done.

Roger Sumption QC

And to be clear, the defendant kicked Sabih Khan over the edge?

Harriet Kealty

Yes. He kicked him over the edge. He killed him.

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