‘Demons chased Caroline down,’ says mum

CHRIS FLACK CLAIMS TRIAL LED TV STAR TAKE HER OWN LIFE

CAROLINE FLACK’S mother has responded to comments made by lawyer Ed Beltrami, who said that the CPS was right to pursue the Love Island presenter’s trial.

Caroline Flack, inset, took her own life in February while facing an assault charge for an alleged attack on her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

In a statement released to her local newspaper, the Eastern Daily Press, Chris

Flack said: “It is deeply regrettable that Mr Beltrami could not have let my beautiful daughter rest in peace.

“It is as regrettable that he should choose to repeat some of the untruths about my daughter.

“My daughter was unable to defend herself during her life and is unable to do so now. Shame on you.”

She continued: “Mr Beltrami says that the CPS ‘had no idea’ that my daughter may take her life when they decided to continue the case against her. If that is true then the CPS ignored the correspondence from my daughter’s solicitors and a psychologist’s report warning of just that possibility. It also ignores the fact that my daughter had cut herself so badly the night of the incident for which she was arrested that she was taken to two different hospitals and there were concerns for her life. How can you claim to have ‘no idea’ that someone may take their life when they have already attempted to do so because of the events in question?

“Does Mr Beltrami claim to be ignorant of these facts or is he just ignoring them?” She added: “The CPS were fully aware of these matters and the risk when they decided to continue the prosecution.

“Mr Beltrami also repeats the false allegation that Caroline hit Mr Burton over the head with a lamp. He does not mention that this was denied by Caroline, denied by Mr Burton in a statement he provided and that this claim was completely inconsistent with the injury that Mr Burton sustained.

“The repetition of this lie without any attempt to balance it mirrors what the CPS did to Caroline on December 23, 2019.

“The suggestion that my daughter admitted doing so is also false.

“Mr Beltrami has basically repeated the approach of the CPS in court on December 23 last year.

“That day the CPS created the toxic environment which ultimately led to Caroline’s death.”