Bargain Hunt star 'promised wife he would never lay a finger on her again'

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson promised his wife he would "never lay a finger" on her "ever again" in a message days before his arrest, a court heard.

- Sophie Robinson

Hanson, 46, is on trial at Derby Crown Court accused of pushing, grabbing, scratching and holding his wife Rebecca Hanson in a headlock.

It is alleged he was violent from 2012, two years after they married.

BBC Bargain Hunt star Hanson denies controlling or coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating.

WhatsApp messages between the couple from June 2023 prior to his arrest on the 14th were read to the court by prosecutor Stephen Kemp.

On June 5, Hanson messaged his wife: "I promise now I will never ever lay a finger on you...ever again.