R v Yeervesh Lahoora

R v Yeervesh Lahoora

The proposed expert evidence on PTSD was not sufficiently linked to the applicant's account or the facts of the offence, and would not have assisted the jury on the key issue of the applicant's participation and awareness in the violence; therefore, the judge was correct to refuse the adjournment and the fresh...

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Parties
Applicant: Yeervesh Lahoora; Respondent: Rex
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 February 2026
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal and to Adduce Fresh Evidence
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal and to adduce fresh evidence refused.
Legal Topics
Self Defence, Admissibility of Expert Evidence, PTSD Relevance, Adjournment Applications
Criminal Law Self Defence Admissibility of Expert Evidence PTSD Relevance Adjournment Applications

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Parties

Yeervesh Lahoora

Applicant

Rex

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal and to Adduce Fresh Evidence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in refusing an adjournment to allow the applicant to adduce expert evidence on PTSD
  2. 2 Whether fresh psychiatric evidence relating to PTSD should be admitted on appeal
  3. 3 Relevance of PTSD expert evidence to self-defence

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed expert evidence on PTSD was not sufficiently linked to the applicant's account or the facts of the offence, and would not have assisted the jury on the key issue of the applicant's participation and awareness in the violence; therefore, the judge was correct to refuse the adjournment and the fresh evidence application.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal and to adduce fresh evidence refused.