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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Harry Stedman

Joey Barton found guilty of assault after kicking wife in the head

The footballer was arrested in his bedroom in 2021 - (PA)

Former footballer Joey Barton, 42, has been given a 12-week suspended prison sentence for assaulting his wife at their family home in London.

The former Manchester City and QPR midfielder left Georgia Barton, 38, with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose after the incident in Kew, southwest London, in June 2021.

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