Jury discharged after failing to reach verdict in child sexual assault case

York Crown Court <i>(Image: NQ)</i>

(Image: NQ)

The jury in the case of a North Yorkshire man accused of sexually assaulting a young child has been discharged.

The 12 jurors at York Crown Court failed to reach a verdict in the case of Benjamin Wynne, 34, of no fixed address.

He had denied the charge. No date has been set yet for a retrial.