Former Grange Hill and London’s Burning actor John Alford’s trial for alleged sexual offences against underage girls was postponed after he was hospitalized the night before the scheduled hearing.
Alford, 53, did not appear at St Alban’s Crown Court in Hertfordshire.
His defence barrister, Houzla Rawat, explained that family members reported he had suffered “some sort of physical collapse” and was taken to hospital around 6:30pm.
Judge Bilal Siddique granted a short adjournment to allow the defence to investigate the circumstances, with the possibility of proceeding in Alford’s absence if necessary.
The trial details emerged before the jury was sworn in. Alford, appearing under his real name John Shannon, denies six charges: four of sexual activity with a child and two of sexual assault and assault by penetration against a second female.
The trial is expected to last approximately one week.
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