By Vanessa Allen Golfer Colin Montgomerie was violent towards his ex-wife Eimear, the phone hacking trial was told yesterday. His former wife said she had told then Sun editor Rebekah Brooks about a ‘violent event’ in a hotel room when the women had met for lunch. Eimear Cook, who has since remarried, claimed that, during the conversation, Brooks, 45, had described how she was herself arrested over an alleged assault on her ex-husband, actor Ross Kemp. Golfer Colin Montgomerie was violent towards his ex-wife Eimear, the phone hacking trial has been told Mrs Cook, 43, told the Old Bailey that the newspaper boss had gone on to discuss how it was ‘easy’ to hack phones.
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Eimear Cook said she told the then Sun editor Rebekah Brooks about a 'violent event' in a hotel room
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Mrs Cook claimed, during a lunch, Brooks described how she was herself arrested over an alleged assault on her ex-husband, Ross Kemp
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She then told the Old Bailey Brooks went on to discuss how 'easy' it was to hack phones
In a dramatic courtroom exchange, Mrs Cook was accused of lying in her evidence and was asked if she had a ‘vendetta’ against @placeholder.