Former footballer Joey Barton is set to face a new criminal trial over allegations of assaulting his wife. Barton is accused of leaving his wife with a golf ball-sized lump on her head two days before their anniversary. The trial will proceed despite his wife sending a letter to prosecutors retracting her allegations. High Court judges ruled that the trial will continue after the incident, which allegedly occurred during a drunken row.
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Joey Barton will face criminal trial over claim he assaulted his wife in drunken row, High Court judges rule after case was paused when she sent letter to prosecutors retracting her allegations https://t.co/ooNHLIVy9X https://t.co/qkbwDzFdZG
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Joey Barton to face trial accused of leaving wife with golf ball sized lump on her head 2 days before their anniversary https://t.co/Nor4WsCzAq
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