Former Manchester City player and ex-Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has been given a 12-week suspended prison sentence for assaulting his wife at their home in June 2021
Joey Barton has been handed a 12-week suspended prison sentence for assaulting his wife at their home in south-west London in June 2021. The former footballer, 42, attacked Georgia Barton at their home in Kew following a drunken night out.
The court heard that 38-year-old Georgia was left with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose after the incident. The pair had each been drinking alcohol with two other couples while their children slept upstairs, before having a row about a family matter. He then grabbed his wife and pushed her to the ground before kicking her in the head.
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Over the years, Barton has been embroiled in his fair share of scandals, many of which centered around his views on women. Recently, the sportsman has made headlines for his sexist tirades against women in the sport on X, previously Twitter. In…
