No Charges for Bale in Mom/Sis Assault

Brit prosecutors says they have 'insufficient evidence' to press the case
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:54 PM CDT
No Charges for Bale in Mom/Sis Assault
Bale and Heath Ledger in a scene from "The Dark Knight."   (AP Photo)

Christian Bale will not be charged in the alleged assault of his mother and sister, the BBC reports. A spokesman for the British prosecutor’s office said there was “insufficient evidence to afford a realistic prospect of conviction.” Bale and his family have been incommunicative with the press since the incident at a London hotel last month, after which Bale was arrested and questioned. (More Christian Bale stories.)

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