Of course they wanted to be left alone—they were in pain—but you would not leave a cancer victim alone because they were in pain; you give them every possible opportunity for treatment to help them to recover.I believe that the same course of action is appropriate for victims of crime who have to go through what is probably the most traumatic experience of their lives—attending a court case, at which they come face to face with someone who has murdered one of their family, and having to keep their self-control in the court house.