Trial of Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton adjourned
The 39-year-old was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates Court today (16 December) accused of assaulting his wife
The trial of Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has been adjourned to next year.
The former footballer was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court today (Thursday 16 December), where he is accused of assaulting his wife by beating.
It is in relation to an alleged incident in which she received a head injury.
Barton will now face trial in March, after he pleaded not guilty to the charge in July.
It is understood that the alleged incident happened in Kew, southwest London, on June 2 of this year.
A spokesperson for the Met Police released this statement at the time: "Joseph Barton, 38 (2.9.82), of Widnes, is due to appear on bail on Monday 26 July at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court charged with assault by beating.
"The charge relates to an incident which took place at a residential property in Kew on Wednesday 2 June in which a woman received a head injury. London Ambulance Service did not attend.
"A 38-year-old man was arrested on 2 June, bailed pending further enquiries, and subsequently charged."