A Premier League striker’s convictions for driving without insurance and a valid licence have been overturned after it emerged he had been wrongly prosecuted in a court case the footballer knew nothing about.
The Metropolitan Police brought a criminal case against French international Odsonne Edouard when his Audi RS Q8 was stopped and seized near to the Blackwall tunnel. The Crystal Palace star, who scored twice in Sunday’s clash with Wolves, was prosecuted and convicted in May in a behind-closed-doors single justice procedure court in Bromley, with a magistrate handing the 25-year-old eight points on his licence, a £660 fine, and £364 in costs and fees.
