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Eddie Kidd's wife pleads guilty to beating ex-stuntman | Eddie Kidd's wife pleads guilty to beating ex-stuntman |
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The estranged wife of former motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kidd has pleaded guilty to assaulting him. | The estranged wife of former motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kidd has pleaded guilty to assaulting him. |
Samantha Kidd, 44, of High Street, Seaford, had pleaded not guilty in January to six counts of assault between July and October 2012. | Samantha Kidd, 44, of High Street, Seaford, had pleaded not guilty in January to six counts of assault between July and October 2012. |
A two-day trial had been due to start on Tuesday at Brighton Magistrates' Court. | A two-day trial had been due to start on Tuesday at Brighton Magistrates' Court. |
At a pre-trial hearing Mrs Kidd admitted four counts of assault. She was released on bail until 1 August. | At a pre-trial hearing Mrs Kidd admitted four counts of assault. She was released on bail until 1 August. |
In January the court was told the assaults took place in Cumbria, Peacehaven in East Sussex, and Southampton. | |
She will be sentenced for the four charges of assault by beating on 1 August. | |
Great Wall jump | |
Mr Kidd suffered serious brain injuries in a crash at a motorcycle rally in 1996. | |
He first stunned spectators in December 1979 when he jumped 80ft (24m) across a derelict railway bridge in Essex on a 400cc Yamaha. | |
In 1993 he jumped the Great Wall of China but three years later he suffered spinal and neurological injuries in the crash in Warwickshire. | |
After walking the 2011 London Marathon in 50 days and raising more than £100,000 he was selected to carry the Olympic torch through Lewes. | |
He was made an OBE last year for services to charitable giving. |
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