A former ITV journalist Victoria Mayo was in court after being accused of ‘punching and throwing chips’ at her boyfriend during a row at Oulton Broad North railway station

Victoria Mayo now works in PR(Image: X)

A former ITV journalist has appeared in court after being accused of “punching and throwing chips” at her boyfriend during a row. Victoria Mayo, 41, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Edward Royall during a “disagreement” at Oulton Broad North railway station.

Victoria appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court, where the court was told that her boyfriend had rung police about the incident. The alleged incident took place on February 22, and in the ‘altercation’ he was said to have had his hair pulled.

Rob New, the solicitor acting for Victoria, said that her boyfriend had asked magistrates to drop the assault charge and he also informed them that he would be acting as a witness for the defence during her trial. He also said that the couple “consented” to such behaviour so questioned whether it should be put before the courts.

He said: “This behaviour is consented in their relationship, so is it an assault? Miss Mayo’s partner will be a witness [for the defence] at the trial, so the dispute is whether a crime has actually taken place. There is said to have been an incident at the train station, they had a disagreement, which resulted in her throwing things at him, chips at him.”

A former ITV Anglia journalist has appeared in court accused of punching and throwing chips at her boyfriend (Image: Newsquest/SWNS)

John Cooper, who is prosecuting, said that the alleged attack was caught on CCTV and the footage would be played at the trial. It said that the footage captured her attempting to “pull his hair, punch him and throw chips at him”. Images of the supposed injuries are also expected to be show during the trial.

It was also alleged that Edward was “on the telephone to the police immediately after the incident”. However, Victoria’s solicitor claimed that the police were already at the station for “a different matter” and had “come across the scene”.

Prosecutor John Cooper asked that the phone call between Edward and the police should be heard during the trial.

Chairman of the bench Paul Hinson released Victoria on unconditional bail and she is due to attend the trial at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on September 12, reports Eastern Daily Press.

Victoria now runs her own PR firm, having worked at the ITV, BBC and Global Radio in the past. Announcing her venture, she wrote: “Hi, I’m Victoria — founder of InspireMe PR! After 16 years as a journalist at ITV, BBC, and Global Radio, I know that great PR is about building trust and visibility — wherever your audience is.

“And today? That means press AND social media. A good PR strategy doesn’t just get you in magazines or on TV — it creates consistent, professional, trust-building content across social media too.”