DJ Andy Kershaw Jailed

Isn’t ANYONE prepared to look at DJ Andy Kershaw’s situation from his perspective?

Thrown into jail for breaching a restraining order seems to imply that BBC Radio 3 presenter Andy Kershaw is a bad man.

But what if he isn’t?

Described by BBC colleagues as ‘unwell’, his break up with his ex-partner and the mother of his two children has been devastating for him. It appears from press reports that his ex-partner wanted to end their relationship. Obviously she has every right to do that. But could it be that her decision also included denying him contact with his children?

It is easy to imagine his utter desperation at not being allowed by her (and on her word alone) to be a father to his children.

Someone needs to find out exactly how his ex-partner managed to get awarded a restraining order in the first place. Did she make any allegations against Kershaw? If so, was she required in law to prove their validity or accuracy? Is it possible that she was economical with the truth, in order to persuade a judge to give her what she wanted, regardless of any rights Kershaw may have had? Did the courts simply believe everything they were told without question?

Is it possible that his ex-partner has behaved in a cold-hearted manner to ‘teach him a lesson’ – for daring to fight to see his children?

It has been reported that Kershaw has been drinking heavily in recent months – but has anyone asked whether this began before or after he was excluded from the lives of his children?

The guy could be ill. Shouldn’t somebody, somewhere find out how the ‘system’ was able to lock him up when he may have been so emotionally distraught that he was incapable of acting in a rational way – more a danger to himself than anybody else?

Could it be that Kershaw is a sensitive, compassionate guy who is being abused very badly?