Joey Barton charged with assault after woman suffered head injury

[ASFN Admin]

Joey Barton, manager of the Bristol Rovers football team, has been charged with assault by beating after a woman received a head injury, police have said. The former Premier League footballer, 38, is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. In a statement, Metropolitan Police said the charge relates to an incident which took place at a residential property in Kew, southwest London, on 2 June.

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