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First Picture of Man Charged with Assault Alongside Joey Barton
Joey Barton and Gary O'Grady face assault occasioning grievous bodily harm charges after a man was hospitalized with serious injuries near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club, police said.
- On Tuesday March 10, Merseyside Police said 'Detectives have now charged the following men with Section 18 wounding with intent', Joseph Anthony Barton, 43, and Gary O'Grady, 50, who appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court to confirm their details.
- The former player, who made 269 Premier League appearances including 130 for Manchester City, missed a High Court libel hearing after being arrested and held in custody.
- Kevin Lynch was named in court as the alleged victim and was found covered in blood on Fairway near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club, suffering head and body injuries and taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.
- A judge remanded Barton in custody while O'Grady was granted conditional bail with no contact and exclusion from Huyton and Prescot Golf Club.
- Both men are due at Liverpool Crown Court for a plea hearing on April 7 at 10am after the CPS requested the charge be amended from section 18 wounding with intent to assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.
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Joey Barton remanded in custody after court appearance
Joey Barton has been remanded in custody after appearing at Liverpool Magistrates' Court charged in connection with an alleged assault near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club in Merseyside at the weekend
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Ex-footballer Joey Barton appears in court charged with assault
He has been remanded in custody and the case sent to crown court. Former footballer Joey Barton has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with an assault near a golf club. The 43-year-old, from Widnes, Cheshire, is accused of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm along with a second man, Gary O’Grady, 50, from Huyton, Merseyside. They appeared in the dock at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon and spoke to co…
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