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Apr 28, 2021 5:03 AM
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) â Former Manchester United soccer player and manager of the Wales national team Ryan Giggs appeared in court on Wednesday to plead not guilty to charges of assault against two women.
The 47-year-old is charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a woman in her 20s, as well as one count of coercive and controlling behaviour between 2017 and 2020.
Wearing a dark suit and tie and standing behind a glass screen, the former player gave his name and address and date of birth and answered not guilty to the charges.
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Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs arrives at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court in Manchester, Britain, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Former Manchester United soccer player and Wales national team manager Ryan Giggs was released on bail on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her sister.
The 47-year-old was charged last week with causing actual bodily harm to former partner Kate Greville and beating her younger sister Emma. He also faces one count of coercive and controlling behaviour. After he entered his plea, the case was sent to Manchester Crown Court to be heard on May 26.
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Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs is accused of “humiliating and degrading” his ex-girlfriend during a three-year relationship, a court heard today.
The 47-year-old appeared in the dock at Manchester and Salford magistrates court today, facing three criminal charges including alleged attacks on two women.
It is said Giggs caused actual bodily harm to his ex-girlfriend, PR executive Kate Greville, 36, at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on November 1 last year.
He has also been charged with engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour against Ms Greville between December 2017 and November last year.
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Ex-Manchester United star Giggs, 47, is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with three alleged offences
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Ryan Giggs is due to appear in court today to face charges of assault against two women as well as an allegation of coercive control.
The Wales manager, 47, is due to appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court facing a total of three charges after police were called to a disturbance at his Greater Manchester home in November 2020.
The ex-Manchester United winger, who was named manager of Wales in January 2018, has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a woman in her 20s after an incident on November 1, 2020.
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Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs is accused of “humiliating and degrading” his ex-girlfriend during a three-year relationship, a court heard today.
The 47-year-old appeared in the dock at Manchester and Salford magistrates court today, facing three criminal charges including alleged attacks on two women.
It is said Giggs caused actual bodily harm to his ex-girlfriend, PR executive Kate Greville, 36, at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on November 1 last year.
He has also been charged with engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour against Ms Greville between December 2017 and November last year.