Billy Charlton to face retrial over race hate allegations

A speaker accused of stirring up racial hatred at rallies will face a retrial, prosecutors have said.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jan 2019, 14:10 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2019, 14:14 BST
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Billy Charlton

Last month a jury failed to agree verdicts on five counts that 54-year-old Billy Charlton faced following speeches he made in Sunderland about immigrants.

The jury cleared Charlton of one count of inciting racial hatred following the trial at Newcastle Crown Court.

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The prosecution has now asked for Charlton to be retried on the outstanding five counts and a two or three-week hearing will take place in September at Newcastle Crown Court.

Judge Simon Batiste, sitting in Teesside, told Charlton via a video link to Newcastle that he could have bail ahead of the trial.

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