Sidney Sutton loses appeal to halt assault retrial

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Sidney Sutton’s appeal to stop a retrial for assault was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 6 December 2024.

The retrial concerns charges arising from an alleged incident at his home on 6 February 2016; Sutton denies the offences.

The court found no arguable basis to prohibit the retrial, including on claims of unfairness from missing evidence, delay or publicity.

It also found no evidence supporting his claim that the prosecution was malicious or that ordering a retrial was an abuse of process.