A businessman has been cleared of assaulting his Miss Finalist universe girlfriend - with jurors breaking down in tears after the not guilty verdict was delivered.
Chloe Othen, 34, had claimed defendant Ricky Lawrence, 33, dragged her by her hair and repeatedly bit her after sending her a barrage of abusive messages.
Ms Othen, an Instagram influencer with 284,000 followers, said she feared she would die at Lawrence's £1.5million Knightsbridge apartment in west London.
Lawrence was accused of punching Ms Othen 30 times but was today cleared of assault at Aldersgate House Crown Court in London, having insisted a love rival beat her up.
Lawrence and Ms Othen had been in an 'on and off' relationship for six months between December 2021 and May 2022, the court heard.
