Former Manchester United and Wales football star has pleaded not guilty to all charges as trial begins
Ryan Giggs head-butted his former partner after subjecting her to a “litany” of physical and psychological abuse over three years, a court has heard.
The trial at Manchester Minshull Street crown court heard details of expletive-laden and threatening messages Giggs sent his former partner. One email, after Greville had blocked Giggs on social media, read: “Please unblock me. All this blocking malarkey is poo. Promise no more naked piccies.” He is also charged with assaulting Greville, causing her actual bodily harm, and of the common assault of her younger sister, Emma Greville, at their home in Worsley on 1 November 2020. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Wright told the jury that Greville and Giggs had a “toxic” relationship and argued often about affairs the former midfielder was allegedly having. Their relationship culminated in a “heated” confrontation at their home on 1 November 2020 when Giggs “deliberately head-butted” Kate Greville, the jury was told. He allegedly elbowed Greville’s sister, Emma Greville, in the jaw when she tried to stop the pair from “grappling together down on the floor”.
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