That will be one of the issues the Judge will be considering Smileless2012. The Judges who sit in the Family Courts are faced with allegations and counter allegations. Most of those cases may be not quite as extreme as those before the Judge considering this case. Not many folks have the kind of money and "staff" who will mop up after them as has been seen in this tawdry case. Nonetheless, people are not always honest when accusing their partner of abuse. One thing we can all be relieved about is that Mr D and Ms H didn't have children in the middle of their out of control behaviours.
I think Smileless has identified one of the key issues the Judge will consider. If Mr D is found never to have assaulted AH, the Sun loses this libel case. I remain of the view that Mr D would have been well advised to simply deny and walk away.
Neither of them come out of this without being badly tarnished. I find it difficult to accept his claims to be a southern gentleman who would never abuse a woman when there appear to be numerous texts in which he uses abusive language to describe them.
