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Ex-Man City, Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton arrested for alleged assault
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Former midfielder Joey Barton has been charged with an assault near a golf club.
Merseyside Police said the 43-year-old, from Widnes, is accused of section 18 wounding with intent, along with a second man, Gary O'Grady, 50, from Huyton.
Emergency services were called at around 9pm on Sunday after a man suffered serious injuries to his face and body near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club.
Barton and O'Grady are due to appear at Wirral Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier, at a High Court hearing on Tuesday over a libel claim involving Barton, Gervase de Wilde, representing former England forward Eni Aluko, said his instructing solicitor had "received a call from a duty solicitor in a police station in Liverpool" shortly before the hearing.
Joey Barton arrested on suspicion of attacking man near Liverpool golf club
Former footballer detained after incident outside Huyton and Prescot golf club on Sunday evening
Joey Barton is due to appear in court charged with attacking a man near a golf club in Liverpool.
The former footballer was arrested after the incident outside Huyton and Prescot golf club at 9pm on Sunday.
Barton, 43, was one of two men detained by police as emergency services responded to reports a man had been seriously assaulted.
Merseyside police confirmed that Barton would appear in court later on Tuesday on suspicion of section 18 wounding with intent, a form of grievous bodily harm.
The force said the alleged victim was in a serious but stable condition in hospital being treated for severe injuries to his face and body.
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Joey Barton charged after assault near golf club
Joey Barton was taken into custody to be questioned by detectives
Former footballer Joey Barton and a second suspect have been charged after a man was assaulted near a golf club.
It happened on Sunday at 21:00 GMT in Fairway, near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club on Merseyside.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a man with injuries to his face and ribs, Merseyside Police said.
Barton, 43, of Widnes, and Gary O'Grady, 50, of Huyton, are due to appear at Wirral Magistrates Court later after being charged with section 18 wounding with intent.
The victim is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
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