Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist’s mobile phone overturned, following an appeal hearing at Southwark Crown Court . Linehan, 57, was found guilty of criminal damage after a confrontation with Sophia Brooks outside the Battle Of Ideas conference in Westminster on 19 October 2024. However, Mrs Justice Amanda Tipples ruled on Friday that his conviction for criminal damage should be overturned. Linehan, who attended the two-day hearing at Southwark Crown Court in person, smiled and turned to supporters sitting in the public gallery when the verdict was handed down. The judge, who was assisted in the proceedings by two magistrates, said: “Having considered all the evidence before us, we cannot be sure that the damage to the complainant’s phone was caused by Mr Linehan on the evening of the 19th of October 2024.…