Flying sausage court case dropped for being too silly

A court case brought after a woman was hit in the eye by a flying sausage has been dropped over fears it could damage the reputation of the judicial process. Ashly Brearey, 22, from Harlow was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm after Candice Whybrow, 24, was hit in the face by the pork projectile during a food fight at his house party.

Ms Whybrow suffered retinal damage after the incident and has now lost a significant part of the central vision in her left eye. However, while expressing sympathy for the victim's plight, Judge Anthony Goldstaub QC urged the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to think again about the charge.



'I have concerns on four points: public interest; the prospect of conviction; the dignity of the court and the prosecution process,' said the judge. He pointed out there was serious doubt over whether a jury could bring a conviction.

Indeed, Miss Whybrow's barrister Gary Ryan had even told an earlier hearing that it was not even certain that the offending meat product was a sausage, as a chicken drumstick was found lying next to the victim after the incident. Adding that the case had the potential to generate a great deal of laughter from the public, Judge Goldstaub quipped: 'The case is stale, if not the sausage.' The CPS duly offered no evidence, and Mr Brearey was found not guilty and discharged.