Overview

• Mayo pleaded not guilty to charges that she assaulted her boyfriend Edward Royall at Oulton Broad North railway station on February 22.
• CCTV footage is said to show Mayo pulling Royall’s hair, delivering a punch and hurling chips at him during the alleged incident.
• Royall phoned police immediately after the incident and later asked magistrates to drop the charge, indicating he will serve as a defense witness.
• Her solicitor, Rob New, asserted that the couple consenting to such behavior in their relationship means the dispute should not be treated as an assault case.
• Chairman Paul Hinson granted Mayo unconditional bail and scheduled her trial for September 12 at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court.