Sobbing TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson denies safety breaches at her wildlife park

Celebrity interior designer Anna Ryder Richardson, 48, and her husband, Colin MacDougall, 46, each denied two separate breaches.

The couple will fight the accusations against them in a three-week trial due to start at Swansea Crown Court on November 12.

Ryder Richardson and her husband jointly run the Manor House Wildlife Park in St Florence, near Tenby, West Wales.

Their company, Manor House Wildlife Park Ltd, also denied two breaches of health and safety legislation.

The charges they face effectively amount to neglect of their responsibilities as officers of their joint company.

Ryder Richardson sobbed as the charges against her were read out at Swansea Crown Court yesterday.

The emotional TV star had also wept openly as details of the case against her were read out in court at previous hearings.

Judge Keith Thomas set a date for a pre-trial review on September 21 to ensure preparations for the trial remain on schedule.

Both Ryder Richardson and her husband were released on unconditional bail.

The couple were charged with breaches of health and safety legislation following an accident at the wildlife park in August 2010.

Three-year-old Gruff Davies-Hughes suffered serious head injuries when a heavy branch fell on him during strong winds. He subsequently spent three days fighting for his life in intensive care.

His mother suffered a head injury and fractures to her leg, pelvis, and arm.

The mother and son, from Llanelli, were among dozens of people visiting the attraction’s wallaby enclosure at the time.

Both were airlifted to hospital.

Mother-of-two Ryder Richardson made her name alongside Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on the BBC’s popular makeover show Changing Rooms.