Joey Barton has been charged by police with attacking his wife in an incident which left her with a head injury. The former Premier League midfielder - now manager of Bristol Rovers - was arrested on June 2 in relation to the alleged offence.
His wife, Georgia, 35, was injured in the alleged assault at a house in Kew, South West London, which occurred just two days before their second wedding anniversary.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the charges in a statement, which read: “Joseph Barton, of Widnes, Cheshire, is due to appear on bail on Monday, July 26, at Wimbledon magistrates’ court charged with assault by beating. “The charge relates to an incident which took place at a residential property in Kew on Wednesday,
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