Judge slams CPS over aborted assault trial

An ‘infuriated’ judge blasted the Crown Prosecution Service today (TUES) when an assault case collapsed after three aborted trials. Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith cleared Mohamed Namdar, 27, of grievous bodily harm as it emerged prosecutors failed to disclose the victim Ayoub Ahmed had initially withdrawn his complaint. Mr Ahmed suffered a fractured jaw during the alleged attack near Connaught Square in Westminster, central London, on 17 July 2016. He first went on trial on 31 January but the jury had to…