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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Pilling

Football idol Ryan Giggs had ‘uglier and more sinister side’, court told

PA Wire

Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs was “idolised” for his skills on the pitch but behind closed doors had “a much uglier and more sinister side to his character”, a court has heard.

Jurors at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court were told the 48-year-old’s private life involved a “litany of abuse, both physical and psychological, of a woman he professed to love”.

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