Friday, 9 August 2013

Liverpool winger Sterling pleads not guilty to assault charges



The winger, who featured on 36 occasions for
the Reds last season, denied charges from
Merseyside Police following an incident in Page
Moss on Thursday night Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling has pleaded
not guilty to charges of assault following an
incident on Merseyside on Thursday night.
The 18-year-old spent the night in police
custody as a result of his arrest at around
10:30pm after the emergency services were alerted to an incident involving his partner,
Shana Halliday.
And police have now confirmed that Sterling
was subsequently charged with common
assault when he made his appearance at
Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Friday morning. "Merseyside Police can confirm an 18-year-old
man was arrested and subsequently charged
with assault following an incident last night in
Page Moss," a Merseyside Police spokesperson
said.
"Raheem Sterling, 18, of Woolton was charged with Section 39 Common Assault. Sterling was
remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool
Magistrates’ Court today."
The England international will now face trial in
September.

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