A jury has been urged to acquit TV auctioneer Charles Hanson after hearing defence claims that his wife had used the criminal courts as an extension of her “vindictive” divorce battle.
A three-week trial at Derby Crown Court has heard allegations that Hanson put his wife Rebecca in a headlock while she was pregnant with a baby she later lost, repeatedly “grabbed” her, locked her in a hotel room, pushed her, and scratched her as she tried to snatch a mobile phone.
