Male BBC star ‘broke feminine colleague’s wrist’ with TV bosses accused of canopy up
Telly bosses said to be aware of the attack and a doctor’s report was filed but no action was taken against the alleged culprit who remained with the BBC for years
The BBC have been accused of ‘covering it up’(Image: Getty Images)
BBC bosses have been accused of covering up claims a male star broke a female colleague’s wrist. TV chiefs were reportedly made aware of the attack – which would amount to GBH – but failed to tell police or take disciplinary action against the high-profile culprit.
The victim needed medical treatment and a doctor’s report was filed. Instead of being fired her alleged attacker was given ‘undesirable’ shifts in a bid to make him quit.
But he continued to work there for years despite bosses calling him in on a number of occasions to discuss his behaviour after several make-up artists complained about alleged alcohol and drug-taking.
It comes after the broadcaster was criticised over its failures to act over children’s TV presenter Jimmy Savile, newsreader Huw Edwards and DJ Scott Mills.
Tory MP Greg Stafford said: “We should barely be surprised given the BBC’s record of cover-ups. But it beggars belief that proper action was not taken against this individual at the time this incident was said to have occurred.
“For one person to break another’s wrists is assault and if such an allegation was then made, the BBC should have called in the police.
“However it would appear that once again BBC bosses chose to brush a most serious problem under the carpet rather than address it properly.”
The attack reportedly happened around 2014. A source told the Mail On Sunday: “He had taken her by the wrists, crossed them over one another and then threw her down to the floor. A doctor’s report was filed but nobody did anything about it. It was a cover-up from the BBC.
“The BBC could see where it was all going but they hoped he would leave of his own accord. It was hardly decisive action. He ended up staying for years.
“The BBC was his shield because it gave him credibility.”
Both the alleged attacker and victim have since left the broadcaster.
Last month the Beeb was criticised after admitting it knew police had investigated former Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills for alleged sex offences in 2017.
The broadcaster took no action against Mills after police decided there was not enough evidence to proceed with the case. He was neither arrested nor charged with any offence.
But Mills was sacked by the BBC in March after it learned the alleged victim was under 16 at the time. The broadcaster also faced criticism over its lack of transparency over the Huw Edwards case. It carried on paying the BBC Six and Ten O’Clock News anchorman for several months after his arrest on child abuse image allegations.
Edwards, 64, admitted three charges of making indecent images of children in July 2024 and was sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for two years.
The corporation knew police were investigating him in November 2023 but he remained employed for several months.
Former Radio 1 DJ Savile was not exposed as a paedophile until after his 2011 death aged 84 – in a documentary by rival broadcaster ITV.
BBC insiders have accused bosses of failing to act decisively against staff accused of serious wrongdoing to protect its reputation.
Critics say the strategy of ‘brushing everything under the carpet’ had repeatedly backfired, exposing the Beeb to even more criticism when serious misbehaviour or criminality had been exposed.
The broadcaster recently conducted a workplace culture review which found senior management considered some prominent staff members untouchable.
A spokesman for the broadcaster said: “While we do not comment on individual employment matters the BBC has robust processes in place to uphold our standards.”
