Hanson

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson has been cleared of assaulting his wife and using controlling or coercive behaviour against her.

The 46-year-old presenter, of Ashbourne Road in Mackworth, was found not guilty of coercive control and assault allegations relating to his wife Rebecca Hanson.

Mr Hanson had been accused of using violence towards his wife over a 10-year period, including pushing, scratching and grabbing her.

He then told Mr 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."

A jury was told that Charles Hanson began using "sufficient force" against Rebecca Hanson to leave visible marks on some occasions from 2012, about two years after they married.