Possessive?

Hi! everyone.
I want to know why wasn't the possessive(s) used in the 2nd line with the word "victim"?(I read it in a newspaper)
Here is the original context-:Cynthia Watson, Clayton's mother, gave a victim's statement in court.
• In a victim statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.
Why wasn't the above line written thus-:• In a victim's statement read to the court, he said the sentences were too light.?
Thanks!