A Maldon landlord, and ex-district councillor, has been cleared by a jury of attacking a customer with a baseball bat over an unpaid bar tab.
Richard Henfrey, 54, the landlord of The Carpenters Arms in Maldon, has spoken of his relief that the "unnerving experence" is now over after months of anxious waiting following the incident last August.
It was alleged that Mr Henfrey, who suffers from serious health problems, had fractured the jaw of customer Karl Woplington after he and two friends had failed to pay an £11 bar bill.
But it took a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court just two hours to clear the landlord of all charges.
For the full story and interview with Mr Henfrey see Thursday's Essex Chronicle.
Richard Henfrey, 54, the landlord of The Carpenters Arms in Maldon, has spoken of his relief that the "unnerving experence" is now over after months of anxious waiting following the incident last August.
It was alleged that Mr Henfrey, who suffers from serious health problems, had fractured the jaw of customer Karl Woplington after he and two friends had failed to pay an £11 bar bill.
But it took a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court just two hours to clear the landlord of all charges.
For the full story and interview with Mr Henfrey see Thursday's Essex Chronicle.
