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A JUROR in the trial of Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been discharged for medical reasons after the jury returned to court following…

The Manchester City footballer has been on trial since August accused of raping women at his home.

THE jury in the trial of Premier League footballer Benjamin Mendy has retired to consider its verdicts at Chester Crown Court.

The jury in the UK trial of France footballer Benjamin Mendy retired on Monday to consider its verdicts against the Manchester City star in the long-running

The jury in the UK trial of France footballer Benjamin Mendy retired on Monday to consider its verdicts against the Manchester City star in the long-running case.


 Mr Mendy, 28, denies seven counts of rape against four women, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault


Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy's "life, as he knew it is over", his defence lawyer says.

His barrister Eleanor Laws KC told Chester Crown Court that the Manchester City stars life in English football was over even if he was cleared of the seven rapes and two other sex charges he faces.


 The trial is being held at Chester Crown Court


The 28-year-old France international is accused of being a ‘predator’ who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game.