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Tristan Kirk

Joey Barton’s wife ‘says she was injured accidentally in drunken row’, court hears

Joey Barton arrives at Wimbledon magistrates court for his assault trial

(Picture: PA)

Joey Barton’s wife has come forward to defend the former Premier League footballer over a domestic assault allegation, claiming she was injured “accidentally” during a drunken row, a court has heard.

Barton, 39, is accused of grabbing Georgia Barton by the throat and kicking her in the head during an argument at a friend’s house in Kew, southwest London.

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