Duke of Marlborough appears in court charged with strangling estranged wife

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Source: theguardian.com

Duke of Marlborough appears in court charged with strangling estranged wife

Aristocrat, 70, gives address as Blenheim Palace and indicates he will plead not guilty to three charges of intentional strangulation

The Duke of Marlborough has appeared in court and indicated not guilty pleas to charges of strangling his estranged wife.

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, a distant relative of Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, is accused of three charges of intentional strangulation against Edla Marlborough between November 2022 and April 2024.

Duke of Marlborough appears in court charged with strangling estranged wife

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