× A MAN whose face was cut open with a glass during an altercation with an ex-professional footballer said he was ‘relieved’ a two-year battle to take the case to court has ended.
The incident, involving former Barnsley FC player Ian Banks, occurred outside a bar in Wickersley, Rotherham on March 2, 2019.
Banks, 60, of Leewood Close, Brampton, was issued a two-year conditional discharge at Sheffield Crown Court on March 19 after pleading guilty to affray - using or threatening unlawful violence.
He was found not guilty to two further charges of wounding with intent and unlawful wounding.
But Rob Connelly - a lifelong Barnsley fan - said he was satisfied to see Banks have his time in court after the ex-pro initially ‘played the victim’.
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Woman who slashed victim s face in violent attack jailed
Date published: 07 March 2021 19:25
Dated: 07 March 2021 19:24:51
A Sheffield woman who slashed another woman’s face in a violent attack last December has been jailed for seven years.
Emma Capper, 37, forced her way into a flat on Victoria Street at around 9pm on 9 December, where her victim was visiting friends.
Detective Constable Helen Critchley, investigating, said: “Capper knew her victim was at the address that day when she barged her way in and launched a brutal assault. Hitting her victim in the face and slashing her with a penknife and leaving a huge wound on the side of her head.
Nazir Ahmed, formerly known as Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, denied carrying out serious sex acts on two youngsters which was said to have happened in the early 1970s, when he was 14.
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THE family of an elderly lady who believe she was the victim of abuse at a Barnsley care home say they want ‘justice’ after carers alleged to have taken part walked free - despite man who shared the images online being jailed this week.
In June last year, images were circulated online that appeared to show abuse sustained by residents at Cherry Trees Care Home, Lundwood.
After an investigation, seven carers from the home were arrested but charges were dropped on each due to a lack of evidence.
However, the man who posted the images online - 27-year-old Jamie Phillips of Newington Avenue, Royston - was jailed after appearing at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday.