Alex Hepburn will face retrial on rape charges

Former Worcestershire allrounder Hepburn's initial trial collapsed earlier this month when a jury failed to reach a verdict

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Former Worcestershire allrounder Alex Hepburn will face a retrial over rape allegations, it has been confirmed.

Hepburn's initial trial collapsed earlier this month when a jury failed to reach a verdict.

Presiding judge Jim Tindal had told jurors that he would accept a majority of 10-2 but the panel were unable to come to such a decision.

The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently had two weeks to confirm whether or not they would pursue a retrial. That has now been confirmed for April 8 at Worcester Crown Court.

Hepburn, 23, is accused of raping a sleeping woman shortly after she had sex with his friend and team-mate Joe Clarke at the cricketers' flat in April 2017.

He denies the charges.

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