Harry Redknapp found not guilty
Redknapp found not guilty
Posted: 2012-02-08 14:37
Harry Redknapp has been cleared on all counts of tax evasion charges by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.
The jury of eight men and four women returned a unanimous ‘not guilty’ judgement following five-and-a-half hours of deliberations.
Redknapp's co-accused Milan Mandaric was also cleared of two counts of cheating the public revenue. The charges for both men stemmed from their time as manager and owner of Portsmouth respectively.
Redknapp smiled, puffed out his cheeks in relief and looked over to his son Jamie in the public gallery when the jury forewoman stood up to deliver the verdict at 11.35am today, on the 13th day of the trial.
The Spurs manager was embraced by Mandaric, who was sat alongside him in the dock, and the Serbian millionaire drew Redknapp's head into his shoulder.
Redknapp junior clasped his hands together in relief whilst Kevin Bond, his father's long-time friend and No2 on the Spurs coaching staff, smiled in the public gallery.
There were also smiles from a posse of Spurs officials, including directors Darren Eales and Donna Cullen, and League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan, who have supported Redknapp throughout the majority of the trial.
: 2012-02-08 16:03
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