MULTI-millionaire George Reynolds will personally launch a legal battle this morning to try to prove he was wrongfully arrested eight years ago by Cleveland Police.
In a High Court civil action at Teesside Crown Court, the owner of Darlington Football Club will take on 14 officers and a team of legal experts, including a QC.
The former safe blower, who after going straight made a huge fortune from a business making kitchen worktops, has refused to hand over thousands of pounds in lawyers' fees and opted to conduct his own case.
The hearing before a High Court judge follows Mr Reynolds' arrest and overnight detention in 1992 on three charges of threatening to cause criminal damage.
During the eight years since his arrest, the tycoon has pieced together his case against the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.
Mr Reynolds has promised to leave no stone unturned in his quest for justice
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