Batman star will face no charges over 'assault': court

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — Hollywood actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight", will not face charges over an alleged attack on his mother and sister, British prosecutors said Thursday.

The 34-year-old star was arrested last month, the day after appearing at the film's West End premiere, over an alleged assault in his suite at London's plush Dorchester Hotel.

But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided that Bale "should not face any charges following an incident which occurred in relation to his mother and sister at the Dorchester Hotel on 21 July this year," said a spokesman.

"Whilst the CPS treats all incidents which take place in a domestic context seriously, it is important that the views of complainants are also taken into account when...