Ovingdean cliff fall boy does not recall being pushed, court hears

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Eddie Mitchell The cliff at OvingdeanEddie Mitchell

Ovingdean is a small village to the east of Brighton on the East Sussex coast

A boy who was allegedly pushed off a cliff by a man who was sexually abusing his sister does not remember the moment he fell, a court has heard.

Anthony Stocks, 54, of Iceni Close in Goring, Oxfordshire, denies charges of attempted murder, sexual assault, and rape.

He allegedly threw the boy off a set of cliffs near Ovingdean, near Brighton, down onto the beach below.

The boy survived but was severely injured, Oxfordshire Crown Court heard.

The jury was shown a video where the boy told police Mr Stocks “was just trying to get me somewhere else and stop me interfering but it didn’t go well”.

He said the last thing he recalled was standing on the edge of the cliff, before waking up in hospital.

Neither of the children, who were aged under 12 at the time, can be named for legal reasons.

Mr Stocks is charged with four counts of sexually assaulting a…

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