Barton Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Case

0:00On April 7th, former footballer Joey Barton has pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The 43-year-old appeared via video link from Liverpool Prison at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, denying the assault on 51-year-old. Kevin Lynch outside a golf club in Hoyton, back on March 8th. Earlier court details revealed the men had been drinking together at the Hoyton and Prescott golf club before the incident kicked off. Britain's co-defendant, 50-year-old Gary O'Grady from Hoyton, didn't enter a plea during this short 15-minute hearing. Lynch, a former non-league football manager who founded a special education school called NextGen Academy, ended up with serious eye injuries from the hardest, alleged attack. Barton, once a midfielder for clubs like Manchester City, Newcastle and Rangers, plus a single England cap, now runs his own podcast diving into. The judge set a trial for September 1st, expecting it to run seven days while handling

1:03some admin stuff. Barton stays remanded in custody from his wind zone, but O'Grady remains on conditional bail with family backing him in court. This case keeps unfolding, so we'll track how it plays out come trial time.