Ryan Hale was punched in the face by the cricketer, who was acquitted of affray
A former soldier knocked unconscious by England cricketer Ben Stokes during a street brawl in Bristol has said he cannot understand why the sportsman was not charged with assault by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Stokes was acquitted of affray this week after a trial at Bristol crown court. But Ryan Hale, who served with the Rifles during the Afghanistan war, said he “struggled to understand” why Stokes had not faced the more serious charge of assault.
Written by Martha Kelner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/16/ben-stokes-should-have-faced-assault-charge-ex-soldier-in-nightclub under the title “Ben Stokes should have faced assault charge, says man he felled”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
