Wagatha judge says it's 'likely' Vardy's agent 'deliberately dropped her phone in the sea'
29.07.2022 - 15:19
/ ok.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy's agent Caroline Watt is "likely" to have dropped her phone in the sea on purpose, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn said in her Wagatha Christie ruling. The judge made the comment in the written ruling handed down on Friday 29 July, which revealed that Rebekah has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney.
Rebekah launched her legal case in July 2020 and in August 2021, the court ordered an inspection of Caroline's phone and the messages she sent to her client and two reporters at the Sun. Caroline was unable to supply the messages and the court was told it had "fallen into the North Sea during a boat trip”.
In the court ruling today, Justice Steyn said: "The incident in which Ms Watt’s phone is said to have been lost at sea occurred in August 2021. "On 4 August 2021, the CCMC had taken place at which an order requiring her device to be inspected had been made.
"The timing is striking. In my judgment, even taking this evidence on its own, the likelihood that the loss Ms Watt describes was accidental is slim." The judge continued: "It is likely that the WhatsApp chat between herself and Mrs Vardy, as well as exchanges with journalists, was available on Ms Watt’s phone when she was advised very shortly after the reveal post that such evidence must be preserved.” “In my judgment, it is likely that Ms Vardy deliberately deleted her WhatsApp chat with Ms Watt, and that Ms Watt deliberately dropped her phone in the sea.” The 'Wagatha Christie' drama began back in October 2019, when Coleen accused Rebekah of leaking stories about her to the press.
After failing to reach a settlement outside of court, the trial took place in May and the two women have faced a wait of over eight weeks for the judge's ruling. Announcing the
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