Lady Leshurr: Rapper found not guilty of assault

Rapper Lady Leshurr has been found not guilty of attacking her ex-girlfriend's partner.

The 35-year-old, whose real name is Melesha O'Garro, was accused of assaulting Chante Boyea in October 2022.

The prosecution argued she had bit Ms Boyea's hand so badly she suffered "nerve damage".

But a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court found her not guilty of two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Earlier in the trial, the former Dancing On Ice contestant said Ms Boyea, a security officer, attacked her first and used her Belgian Malinois dog Toby as a "weapon" during the incident in Walthamstow, north-east London.

O'Garro's co-defendant, Sherelle Smith, was also found not guilty of one count of the same charge.