Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson cleared of abusing wife
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Charles Hanson’s wife Rebecca told Derby Crown Court she was left “paralysed with fear” when he “went for” her while she was five or six months pregnant with a child that she later lost. Mr Hanson denied any wrongdoing, telling the court the headlock was simply a hug and he was “almost a slave” to his wife who left him “a beaten and broken man” by controlling him. open image in gallery Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson said: ‘I am so relieved that this is all over.’ The prosecution alleged WhatsApp messages sent by the auctioneer to his wife, 41, amounted to a “set of confessions” to the charges. In his closing speech, prosecutor Stephen Kemp said the messages, including one in which Mr Hanson promised to never again “lay a finger” on his wife, provide a clear picture of the couple’s relationship.
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