Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson has arrived at court as he prepares to stand trial for allegedly attacking his estranged wife.
The TV auctioneer has been accused of controlling and coercive behaviour and assaulting Rebecca Hanson following his arrest in June 2023. The 45-year-old has been seen walking into Derby Crown Court for the trial, which is expected to last between seven and ten days.
He had earlier pleaded not guilty to assault and occasioning actual bodily harm between May 13 and 17 2020 and engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour between May 2015 and June 2023.
A statement from Derbyshire police confirmed at the time read: “The force was called to reports of a domestic incident at an address in Church Road, Quarndon, in June. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of assault and was released on police bail while enquiries continued.”
According to the statement, Hanson faced charges on December 14, last year, which include one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of assault by beating and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour.
Hanson previously denied the allegations, asserting: “I will be cooperating fully with the investigation and legal process.”
Having become a qualified surveyor in 1999, Hanson swiftly moved into Christie’s ceramics and glass department. He garnered public attention with his first stint on BBC’s Bargain Hunt in 2002, at which time he was the programme’s youngest expert at just 25 years old.
He then ventured into his own auctioneering enterprise near Etwall, Derbyshire in 2005 and later initiated Hansons London in 2018.
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