Hanson appeared in the dock wearing a black suit and green tie, and shook his head in the dock as the prosecution told the jury that he had “put his arm around her (Mrs Hanson’s) neck and then put her into a headlock” on the first occasion of violence, during an argument in 2012.
Bargain Hunt star used violence against wife over 10-year period, court told Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson used violence against his wife over a 10-year period which began after he put her in a headlock during an argument, a court has heard.
“The prosecution allege that, in addition to specific occasions when Mr Hanson assaulted his wife, his behaviour was such that it amounted to controlling or coercive behaviour.
“It was behaviour that the prosecution say was such that it had a serious effect on her, because it caused her to fear, on a number of occasions, that Mr Hanson would use violence against her.”.
Mrs Hanson estimated that “over the next 10 years” after it began, her husband would be violent towards her “every six months or so”, the jury was told.
