A JUDGE has dismissed a harassment charge against an activist after his accuser decided to stay away from court to scatter her mother's ashes in Greece.
Raja Miah, 50, had pleaded not guilty to a single charge of harassment without violence, namely that on four occasions he posted derogatory online comments about Gail Hadfield-Grainger between October 18, 2020 and November 11, 2021.
At Manchester magistrates court yesterday morning, Mr Miah's supporters cheered in the public gallery after District Judge Jane Hamilton dismissed a 'hearsay' application for Ms HadfieldGrainger's statement to be read out in her absence during the trial.
The decision prompted prosecutors to offer no evidence.
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