Harry Potter star Afshan Azad, who accused her father and her brother of threatening to kill her, has pleaded that the charges against them be dropped.
Azad, who plays Padma Patil in the wizard franchise, alleged she was attacked by her two family members at her home in Manchester in May 2010 over an argument over her boyfriend. However, the duo are now out on bail.
Lawyer John Wolfson, who is defending the father and son, insists the actress is already regretting her statement, and has tried to retract it through Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service three times. “This is a sad situation and she has never wanted her father and brother to be locked up. She has tried on three occasions to retract her statement,” Wolfson said.