Joey Barton Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

0:00On April 7th, former footballer Joey Barton just pleaded not guilty to a serious assault charge. The 43-year-old is accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to 51-year-old Kevin Lynch outside a golf club in Hoiden, on March 8th. He showed up via video link from Liverpool prison for the hearing at Liverpool Crown Court earlier this week. His co-defendant, 50-year-old Gary O'Grady from Hoiden, skipped entering a plea for now. The three were drinking together at the Hoiden and Prescott golf club before the alleged incident went down. Lynch, a former non-leg manager who started a special education school called Next Gen Academy, ended up with major eye injuries. The judge locked in a trial day for September 1st, with the whole thing expected to run seven days. Barton remains remanded in custody, while O'Grady keeps his conditional bail, backed by family in court. Barton built a rep playing midfield for Manchester City, Newcastle, Rangers, and more, even grabbing one England cap. These days, he hosts the unfiltered podcast Common Sense with

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