People can have different opinions.

They can repeat what they have been told.

They can defend someone they have known for years.

They can genuinely believe a version of events because it is the only version they have ever heard.

But opinions are not evidence.

Evidence stands on its own.

Photographs.

Medical records.

Psychologists’ reports.

Police records.

Contemporaneous messages.

Emails.

Letters.

Witness statements.

Documents created at the time events occurred.

These do not rely on memory or loyalty. They simply record what happened.

Many family members and friends may never have seen that evidence. They may have formed their views without knowing the full story. That is why it is so important not to judge a survivor solely on appearances or assumptions.

When all the evidence is examined together, a clearer picture can emerge—one that is based not on emotion, rumour or loyalty, but on facts.

Truth does not fear scrutiny.

In fact, it welcomes it.

Because evidence does not take sides.

It simply tells the story.

And when that story is supported by credible, contemporaneous evidence, it becomes far more difficult to dismiss, minimise or ignore.

Justice is not built on who tells the most convincing story.

It is built on what can be proven.