Duke of Marlborough accused of strangling estranged wife
Duke of Marlborough accused of strangling his estranged wife
- The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, has been accused of three offences of intentional strangulation.
- The alleged incidents against his estranged wife occurred between November 2022 and May 2024 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
- The 70-year-old Duke was summoned to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court but was unable to attend.
- A plea hearing for the case has been scheduled for 5 January at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court.
- Mr Spencer-Churchill is related to Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, and inherited his dukedom in 2014.