Everton Football Club have declined to comment further on an allegation chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale was placed in a headlock during a matchday at Goodison Park.
Club sources detailed the incident in response to queries flowing from the statement it released hours before the match with Southampton. The announcement, which publicised the existence of a “real and credible threat” to the safety and security of the board of directors, said that members had been the subject of “targeted physical aggression”.
Such was the severity of the reported incident, and the fact the club had already gone on the record with claims of "physical aggression", the ECHO and other media outlets published articles upon receipt of the same information from senior club sources - and then continued to seek further details from the club throughout the day and over the course of the weekend. This included when it took place at and whether it was the subject of a police or internal investigation. However, it has since been confirmed that no formal complaint was made to Merseyside Police and the matter is understood to have been dealt with internally and considered as resolved. On Monday night, Everton FC said: “The club will not be making any comment related to specific historic incidents.”
