Bargain Hunt’s Charles Hanson ‘unanimously cleared’ in domestic abuse trial
Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson has been unanimously cleared at Derby Crown Court of coercive control and assault allegations relating to his wife, Rebecca Hanson. The TV star had denied abusing his wife after he was accused of assaulting her every six months over a 10-year period.
Mr Hanson smiled at his parents and gave a thumbs-up from the dock after the jury foreman returned the not guilty verdicts on charges of coercive and controlling behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating after a three-week trial. The celebrity auctioneer’s parents, who were sitting in the front row of the public gallery, wept and hugged their son after he was discharged from the dock.
Judge Martin Hurst thanked the jurors for their care in considering the case. He then told Hanson: “You have been found not guilty. That is the end of the case. You will hear no more about it and you are free to go.”
Speaking to journalists outside the courtroom, Mr Hanson said: “I’m delighted that after a year and a half the truth has finally come out.
“I can finally live my life again. I feel this burden has finally been lifted.
“It has been a tormentuous time and all I want now is to readjust to what has been such an ordeal. I am so relieved that this is all over.”
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