David Haye cleared of assault charge after judge rules he had no case to answer
David Haye has been cleared of an assault charge after a judge ruled he had no case to answer.
The 41-year-old had been accused of grabbing Nickesh Jhala by the throat and threatening to kill him during the interval of a Paul Chowdhry comedy gig at the Hammersmith Apollo on October 30, 2021.Haye appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday with the case scheduled to last two days but it was cut short after the bench cleared the former boxing world champion at the halfway point of the trial.
The court had heard evidence from Mr Jhala, his cousin Vishal Vadher and his girlfriend Nina Nagar, as well as independent witness Rupal Karia. CCTV footage from the venue was also played to the court, showing Mr Haye’s confrontation with Mr Jhala.Despite the footage and the witnesses, the prosecution was unable to demonstrate that Mr Haye had grabbed Mr Jhala by the throat, or that he had threatened to kill him.
James Scobie KC, defending, said that his client’s case was that he never put his hands around Mr Jhala’s throat and he did not threaten to kill him.
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