Chubby cleared of car park assault (From Gazette Series)

Chubby cleared of car park assault

8:29am Wednesday 17th March 2010 in Cinema © Press Association 2011

Roy "Chubby" Brown has been cleared of hitting a 21-year-old woman in the face during a foul-mouthed row in a supermarket car park.

The 65-year-old comic was accused of punching Kelly Oliver after he nearly bumped his Lexus into her grandmother's parked car.

Brown, charged under his real name Royston Vasey, denied common assault last September in Sainsbury's car park in Middlesbrough town centre.

Fran Wood, chair of the bench, told Teesside Magistrates' Court in Middlesbrough: "Due to the inconsistencies of the evidence of all witnesses and the poor quality of the CCTV footage, we are not convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that Mr Vasey is guilty of the offence."