Winona Ryder hearing halted after star hurt in melee

Winona Ryder's trial preliminary hearing on shoplifting and drug possession has been halted.

The hearing was stopped when the judge heard Ryder had injured her arm after being struck by a camera as she returned to court after lunch.

Ryder looked shaken and appeared in court with a bandage on one of her arms.

She was given time to seek medical attention and the case will now continue on Thursday.

Earlier, a security guard claimed he saw the actress walk out of the store without paying for several items.

Ryder is charged with theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of oxycodone, a controlled drug. She denies the charges.

Kenneth Evans, who works at trendy Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, told how he watched Ryder walking around the store picking up various items on December 12 last year.

He said he watched Ryder closely and at one point she picked up a black designer hat and walked around the store with it on her head.

He claimed: "I was able to see she still had the black hat, it was no longer on her head but was in her bag on top of her red Saks Fifth Avenue shopping bag."

Mr Evans added that the film star walked past a number of tills as she headed towards a store exit.