A man accused of assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend is to have a retrial.

Alan McMinn’s case started at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, but was halted two days later for legal reasons. A new trial will start on November 28.

The 48-year-old, formerly of Greenacres, New Romney, and now living in Luton, Bedfordshire, denied assaulting Diane Sauerbach causing actual bodily harm and making a threat to kill her.

He was arrested after an incident outside Miss Sauerbach’s home in Wainscott on September 14 last year.