Businessman cleared of attacking model

A businessman accused of punching a Miss Universe finalist 30 times was cleared by a jury of assault after he blamed a love rival. Chloe Othen, 34, claimed 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 £1.5m Knightsbridge apartment. Lawrence and Ms Othen had been in an ‘on and off’ relationship for…