Ex-Man United participant Ryan Giggs arrives at court docket to face trial for home violence

Former Wales supervisor Ryan Giggs arrived at court docket in Manchester on Monday forward of his home violence trial.

Giggs, 48, is accused of assaulting Kate Greville, 36, inflicting her precise bodily hurt at his dwelling in Worsley, Higher Manchester, on Nov. 1, 2020. He’s additionally charged with widespread assault of her youthful sister, Emma Greville, throughout the identical incident.

Giggs can also be charged with utilizing controlling and coercive behaviour in opposition to his former girlfriend between August 2017 and November 2020. His trial in Manchester is anticipated to last as long as 10 days.

The ex-Manchester United participant has denied all expenses however stood down because the supervisor of the Wales nationwide staff, saying he did not wish to jeopardise preparations forward of the World Cup in Qatar later this 12 months.

Giggs didn’t handle a Wales match since his arrest in November 2020, along with his final sport being a 1-0 Nations League win away to Bulgaria.

He was initially scheduled to face trial in January, however the case was delayed resulting from a court docket backlog made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.