A £3 million diamond fraud trial involving The Only Way is Essex star Lewis Bloor has collapsed after a ‘litany’ of Crown Prosecution Service failings in the disclosure of evidence.
Joseph Jordan, 29, from Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, George Walters, 29, from Beckenham, in Kent, Max Potter, 25, of Enfield, Middlesex, Nathan Wilson, 28, of Brentwood, Essex, and Simon Akbari, 27, from Loughton, Essex, were also found not guilty of the charge. The former Celebrity Big Brother star said his work to ‘help people focus on themselves, look after their body and mind and in turn grow through hard times to become something bigger, stronger and better’ had helped him cope with the trial.He added: ‘I have lived by my coaching principles during this case. Looking after my mind and body first.’
‘We have come to the conclusion that we cannot confirm to the court that the prosecution has discharged its disclosure duties in this case,’ he said.Narita Bahra QC, representing Potter, called for the CPS to conduct an inquiry into the case after what she described as ‘a litany of disclosure failings’.
‘The prosecution initially did not disclose the offer of a conditional fee agreement by the experts to the police who were paying their fees.‘Those experts had already given evidence in another trial, in the middle of their contract with the Metropolitan police where their relationship with the police was not disclosed.’
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