According to the court, Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson claimed that the alleged headlock he placed on his pregnant wife was a “loving hug.”
The jury at Derby Crown Court was told the TV presenter, 46, claimed during a police interview that his wife, Rebecca Hanson, was a “fantasist” who “can exaggerate things”. After being detained from his home on June 14, 2023, the auctioneer was charged with controlling or coercive behavior, assault causing actual bodily harm, and beating him.
The jury was given evidence from Hanson’s wife, who claimed that he had been abusing her for ten years when he allegedly held her in a headlock in a fight while she was pregnant. Hanson’s interview with the police, which happened at a Derby police station on June 15 2023, the day after his arrest, was read to the court.
During their alleged argument, Hanson claimed to have “completely went wild” and that he was trying to be “warm and lovely” when he hugged her. Prosecutor Stephen Kemp read out his interview. According to Hanson, his wife “had a massive bender that just completely exploded.”
The presenter said in the interview: “She has these now and again. I said ‘ everything is OK, come here love, give us a big squeeze’. I held her really tight. She made the wrong decision. Rebecca probably took offense at the time. Rebecca can be a fantasist, she can make up stories, and everything has been exaggerated beyond belief, as I believe it was with this hug.
” I squeezed her in a loving way, it was not forceful. It was not me going over forcibly, it was a hug. She inserted herself into me, and that was it. It was not aggressive, it was not a grab, just focused on being warm and lovely. I believe the pregnancy put a lot of pressure on. She’s a very depressive person, not happy in life.
She has been abusive to me for about six weeks. Everything has been so coercive. I was in tears last weekend – I said I can’t cope with this, Rebecca is so abusive. I’m trying to cope but she has just changed. I think mentally she’s not well”. Hanson told police in the interview his wife had a tendency for “meltdowns” and also had “mood swings”.
After she allegedly swore at him on May 1, 2023, she allegedly shoved Mrs. Hanson twice in their bedroom. He allegedly told the jury that he only gave her a “tiny prod” and that she was “waving her arms around.” He said in the police interview: “We both went upstairs and she just shouted out f*** you, f*** you, f*** you.
” I said ‘ you can’t say that ‘ and very gently put my hand on her shoulder. She is wildly waving her arms in a bizarre way while she is sleeping. It was a tiny prod on the shoulder. Instead of putting her back on the bed, I yelled “stop it” and left. Rebecca’s voice probably raises more indignant voices.
In a case involving a fire in May 2021, Mrs. Hanson testified to the jury that her husband had threatened to burn the fire’s embers on her. Hannah never responded to a question from the police about it, the court was informed.
He claimed to police:” I’m not a violent guy, I’m not someone who can’t control my anger. What you are told is a lot of a lie, and that really irritates me. She can very much blow things way out of proportion. Because I don’t believe those events to be true, I can’t recall them.
Mrs Hanson sent her husband a text message in May 2023 telling him no to” chuck your wife around”, with him answering with:” I won’t ever again. The jury was informed that he responded to the message in a second police interview by saying, “I think it is just, again, in response to keeping the peace with her. My wife and I have never ever been chucked together.
The trial continues, and he denies the allegations leveled against him.
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