Former Peterborough City Council election candidate cleared of assault charges

A former Peterborough City Council election candidate has been cleared of assaulting his uncle with an iron bar.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Sep 2017, 14:04 BST
Updated 15th Sep 2017, 14:22 BST

Shanawaz Lal(35) of Francis Gardens, Peterborough, faced trial this week accused of attacking 40-year-old Zafar Hussain in June last year.

Mr Lal - husband of former city councillor Yasmin Maqbool - denied charges of wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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The trial started on Monday, and yesterday the jury made of six men and six women entered not guilty verdicts on all charges Lal faced.

Mr Lal stood as a Conservative candidate in the local elections in the East ward last year. He missed out on election to become a city councillor by just nine votes.