Warrington mum of Britain's Got Talent winner cleared of fly-tipping

5 February 2010

THE mother of ‘Britain's Got Talent’ winner George Sampson has been cleared of fly-tipping.



Mother of five Lesley Sampson (40) was charged with ditching rubbish, including dance star George's fan mail.
George (16) won the ITV talent show in 2008.



However, Warrington Borough Council offered no evidence after two days of legal wrangling at Chester Crown Court.



Bags were found behind Ms Sampson’s house in Lyster Close, Birchwood, Warrington. In the bags a fan letter to George and letters to his sister were discovered.
Ms Sampson said she had no idea how the bags had been dumped there since she had moved to London when her son's career took off.



She was charged in January 2009.

Yesterday’s hearing followed a series of "lamentable failures" by both the prosecution and defence sides who regularly failed to fulfill legal deadlines, said Judge Ian Trigger.



After the judge ruled that the council could not alter the way the fly-tipping had been brought, the council offered no evidence.



Speaking after the case, which cost several thousand pounds, Ms Sampson said: "I am delighted this case is finally over.
It has never been about fan mail.



"Among the bags of rubbish were a number of letters to various members of the family.
Two or three were addressed to my son George.
George keeps and treasures every fan letter he receives.



"I can only assume those letters have been taken from my property by persons unknown while it was empty and being renovated.



"I have at no point in time dumped any rubbish outside my property and neither has anybody else on my behalf.



"I would add that the area outside my property is used as a dumping ground and, prior to being prosecuted for this matter, I had myself made several complaints."



Ms Sampson condemned the "waste" of taxpayers' money.

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