Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call Georgia Barton to give evidence
The Bristol Rovers manager, Joey Barton, has been cleared of assaulting his wife after a judge ruled that he could not receive a fair trial because prosecutors would not call the alleged victim to give evidence.
The former Premier League midfielder, 40, was accused of pushing Georgia Barton, 36, to the floor before kicking her during a row at their home in in Kew, south-west London, on 2 June last year.
Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call Georgia Barton to give evidence The Bristol Rovers manager, Joey Barton, has been cleared of assaulting his wife after a judge ruled that he could not receive a fair trial because prosecutors would not call the alleged victim to give evidence.The former Premier League midfielder, 40, was accused of pushing Georgia Barton, 36, to the floor before kicking her during a row at their home in in Kew, south-west London, on 2 June last year. Continue reading…
