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Josh McGuire: Former NRL star to face trial on child assault charges
Former NRL star Josh McGuire will stand trial accused of assaulting and strangling a child.
The former Queensland State of Origin forward and Samoa international faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday for a committal hearing.
Josh McGuire will stand trial after allegedly strangling a child. Getty
McGuire, who is on bail, is charged with choking, suffocation or strangulation against a child as well as common assault against a child on November 21 at a Brisbane residence.
Magistrate Belinda Merrin said the charges alleged an “extremely serious assault” that left marks on the child.
Crown prosecutor Mitchell Whelan submitted 13 witness statements and called one witness.
Former Queensland Origin player Joshua McGuire to stand trial for strangulation
Former NRL player Joshua McGuire (centre) appeared in court today. (AAP: Darren England)
Former Queensland State of Origin player Joshua McGuire has been committed to stand trial accused of seriously assaulting a child.
He was charged in December last year with one count each of common assault and strangulation.
Mr McGuire, who is on bail, applied to have some of his conditions varied but the judge rejected part of this application.
A former Queensland State of Origin player accused of seriously assaulting a child has been committed to stand trial.
Joshua McGuire was charged in December last year with one count each of common assault and strangulation.
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Josh McGuire, NRL star, to stand trial on ‘extremely serious’ child choking allegations
A former NRL star accused of strangling and assaulting a child has been committed to stand trial, with a magistrate describing the allegations as “extremely serious”.
Joshua McGuire, a former Queensland Maroons star who has played for several Queensland and NSW rugby league clubs, was charged in December over the alleged strangulation of a five-year-old.
Supporters packed a Brisbane courtroom on Thursday, with McGuire staring straight ahead for most of the committal hearing.
The mother of the child, a witness to the alleged incident late last year, told the court that after it happened, she saw the child upset.
McGuire’s barrister Kim Bryson cross-examined the woman, asking about conversations she had had with people close to her after the alleged assault. She said she could not recall.
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