Duke of Marlborough Court Hearing Delayed Amid Strangulation Charges

The court hearing for Charles James Spencer-Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, has been postponed. He faces charges of intentional strangulation. This development comes after his arrest last year for offences alleged to have taken place between November 2022 and May 2024 in Woodstock, England.

The court hearing involving Charles James Spencer-Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, has been adjourned, according to British police on Thursday. The Duke, a distant relative of Winston Churchill, faces three charges of intentional strangulation.

He was supposed to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court, but a new hearing date has yet to be established, confirmed Thames Valley police.

Spencer-Churchill, known as Jamie Blandford, was arrested last May for alleged offences in Woodstock, central England, spanning from November 2022 to May 2024. The aristocrat's ancestral home is Blenheim Palace, renowned for hosting prestigious events such as the 2018 visit by U.S. President Donald Trump.