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Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, during his trial for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, admitted to infidelity but denied the allegations of abuse and assault.
The Welsh international is accused of assaulting and physically harming Kate Greville, and of assaulting Greville’s sister during an incident at his home in Manchester in November 2020. Giggs is also alleged to have thrown Greville naked at the entrance to a hotel in Dubai in 2017 and Giggs, 48, has denied All charges and accusations.
While testifying for the first time at the trial, Giggs denied intentionally hitting Greville’s head and her sister’s elbow, saying, “During this fight my head hit hers.”
“I’m not sure if it was the face or the head, but I’m sure it wasn’t intentional,” Giggs said. Watchman.
When asked if he lied to Greville and his former partners about infidelity, Giggs replied, “Yes. More than once. Many times.” He also said his reputation as “cheating in love” was justified.
At the start of the trial, the prosecution portrayed Giggs as someone who used coercive behavior against his ex-girlfriend.
“In the privacy of his personal life at home or behind closed doors, there was, as we say the facts unfold, a more gruesome and more sinister side to his character,” said Attorney General Peter Wright. News agency. “This was a private life that involved a series of physical and psychological abuse of a woman whose love he had professed.”
Giggs resigned as Wales manager ahead of the trial, claiming he did not want to destabilize the country’s World Cup preparations.
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