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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Laura Snapes

Slowthai found not guilty of raping two women at Oxford house party

Slowthai walking with his hands in his pockets
Slowthai, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, burst into tears after the jury’s verdict was announced. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA

The Grammy-nominated British rapper Slowthai, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, has been found not guilty of raping two women at a house party after the musician’s gig at the Bullingdon, in Oxford, in September 2021.

Frampton, 29, burst into tears at Oxford crown court on Monday as the jurors cleared him and his co-accused, Alex Blake-Walker, 27, of three joint counts of rape, after 10 hours of deliberation. Blake-Walker was also found not guilty of one count of sexual assault.

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