Cancer charity founder's fraud trial jury discharged
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Colin Nesbitt was on trial at Bradford Crown Court after allegedly stealing £345,000 from the children's cancer charity he set up
The jury has been discharged in the trial of a man accused of stealing from a children's cancer charity he founded.
Colin Nesbitt, 58, of Kent Road, Bingley, Bradford, set up Little Heroes Cancer Trust in 2008 after his grandson was diagnosed with a rare cancer.
At his trial at Bradford Crown Court, he had denied fraud charges totalling £345,000, misleading the Charity Commission and the theft of £7,000.
A new trial date has been set for 25 January 2021.
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