BBC Bargain Hunt's Charles Hanson appears in court for 'assaulting wife'

Charles Hanson has appeared successful Derby Crown Court done a video nexus for a abbreviated proceeding concerning his upcoming proceedings for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife

Derbyshire TV auctioneer Charles Hanson faced tribunal successful Derby regarding his proceedings for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife.

The 46-year-old was contiguous via video nexus astatine Derby Crown Court during the little league connected Wednesday, December 4. The tribunal heard that Hanson's defence squad has requested further accusation from the Crown Prosecution Service earlier his trial, scheduled for February 10, 2025, expected to past betwixt 7 and 10 days.

Judge Shaun Smith KC deemed "all of the requests the defence has made are reasonable" and has directed the prosecution to respond by 4pm connected Wednesday, December 11, earlier a consequent notation proceeding connected Thursday, December 12. Addressing Hanson, Judge Smith said: "Mr Hanson you bash not request to travel to adjacent week's hearing. I volition marque definite the defence person each the accusation they necessitate but if you privation to be you may."

Hanson is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour and battle against his wife, Rebecca, to which helium has pleaded not blameworthy during a proceeding connected February 7, this year. The 'Bargain Hunt' and 'Flog It!' personage was apprehended pursuing a constabulary call-out to a home concern successful Quarndon successful June, 2023, reports Derbyshire Live.

A connection from Derbyshire constabulary confirmed: "The unit was called to reports of a home incidental astatine an code successful Church Road, Quarndon, successful June. A antheral successful his 40s was arrested connected suspicion of battle and was released connected constabulary bail portion enquiries continued."

According to the statement, Hanson faced charges connected December 14, past year, which see 1 number of battle occasioning existent bodily harm, 2 counts of battle by beating and engaging successful controlling and coercive behaviour. Hanson antecedently denied the allegations successful comments to Derbyshire Live, asserting: "I volition beryllium cooperating afloat with the probe and ineligible process."

Having go a qualified surveyor successful 1999, Hanson swiftly moved into Christie's ceramics and solid department. He garnered nationalist attraction with his archetypal stint connected BBC's Bargain Hunt successful 2002, astatine which clip helium was the programme's youngest adept astatine conscionable 25 years old. He past ventured into his ain auctioneering endeavor adjacent Etwall, Derbyshire successful 2005 and aboriginal initiated Hansons London successful 2018.

Hanson has been fixed bail that stipulates helium indispensable reside and slumber nightly astatine his parent's code connected Ashbourne Road, Mackworth, portion besides avoiding immoderate nonstop oregon indirect interaction with his wife.

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