England cricketer says he only engaged in the fight to protect teammate and gay couple
The England cricketer Ben Stokes has told a jury he had drunk at least seven vodka and mixer drinks and “two or three pints” of beer during a night that ended in a street brawl.
Taking to the witness box for the first time during his trial for affray, Stokes said he only engaged in a fight because he was protecting a fellow England player, Alex Hales, and a gay couple the pair had met earlier in the evening outside a nightclub.
Written by Martha Kelner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/09/ben-stokes-trial-jury-directed-to-find-ryan-hale-not-guilty-of-affray under the title “Ben Stokes tells jury he had at least nine drinks on night of brawl”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
