H&H has just received word from Brighton Crown Court that Olympic show jumper Ben Maher has been acquitted of the charges of actual bodily harm brought against him.
The charges relate to an alleged incident at the Castle Public House near Hickstead in July, 2006, involving his former groom Megan Pugh.
More to follow.
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