Newport Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)
A JURY took just over 10 minutes to clear a man of two counts of strangulation.
Jonathan Williams, 48, from Ebbw Vale was found not guilty of the charges the prosecution alleged he’d committed against a man and woman last February.
The defendant, of Beaufort Terrace, Beaufort was also acquitted of causing criminal damage to a lamp following a trial at Newport Crown Court.
The jury had deliberated for 11 minutes and 42 seconds before returning with their verdicts.
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After thanking them for their work, the judge, Recorder Bruce Gardiner, told Mr Williams he was free to leave the dock before wishing him good luck.
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