Pictured: Ex-girlfriend who died on day Hollywood actor was set to stand trial for 'assaulting her' after being freed from jail early

The first picture has emerged of a Hollywood actor's former girlfriend who died on the day he was due to stand trial for allegedly assaulting her. The first photograph has emerged of Rachel Usher, 42, the former girlfriend of Empire State actor Jason Hoganson, 53, who died on the day he was due to stand trial for allegedly assaulting her Jason Hoganson was jailed in August for attacking his ex-girlfriend, Rachel Usher, in the street and breaching a restraining order Jason Hoganson pictured at the time of his appearance in 1987 movie Empire State A funeral notice for mother-of-three Ms Usher confirmed she died on 30 October. Hoganson struggled with his early success after starring in Empire State and his life descended into crime and addictions Jason Hoganson, with his face crisscrossed with angry scars and his head covered in distinctive tattoos, gave a jubilant thumbs up to the camera as he left prison The 53-year-old actor seen outside HM Prison Durham on September 10 'That meant that the Crown had to get a death certificate and, I understand, an interim death certificate has been given to the court and the defence.' Former actor Jason Hoganson and star of the film Empire State is now living on the streets and self-harming after battling drug addiction Police have struggled to find him after he allegedly breached his licence conditions and evaded the force that is hunting for the actor to put him back behind bars Newcastle Crown Court previously heard Hoganson was caught on doorbell video camera when he attacked his former partner in Newcastle on December 11 last year.