 Notwithstanding this treatment, there was general agreement that Belcher was a good witness who answered questions with candour and, occasionally, good humour.He admitted his friendship with Stanley, and while insisting that he had not been corrupted, now realised that he had been wrong to accept gifts from him.Something of the same courtroom aggression was deployed by Shawcross against Mrs Belcher, who appeared as a witness and whose personal finances were examined in minute detail, an experience which left a lasting trauma.