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Man Utd star Harry Maguire’s conviction upheld six years after assault and bribery arrest

Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire was charged for an incident in Mykonos, Greece in August 2020

Harry Maguire was arrested in August 2020 (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire has seen his assault and bribery conviction upheld six years after he was arrested in Greece. The England worldwide has been handed a 15-month suspended sentence after a responsible verdict by the Greek Courts.

The 32-year-old was charged with non-serious assault, resisting arrest and tried bribery for an incident in Mykonos. Maguire has been discovered responsible on all three counts over the incident in August 2020, however his authorized crew are planning to enchantment the decision.

Maguire’s authentic sentence of 21 months has been diminished to fifteen and 20 days by judges. The previous Leicester Metropolis participant has additionally been hit with a effective value €1,500 (£1,304).

He didn’t seem in courtroom and is predicted to be named in United’s beginning line-up in opposition to Newcastle on Wednesday night (8:15pm GMT). His brother, Joe, was acquitted of tried bribery, nonetheless, the courtroom upheld fees of aggravated assault and verbal abuse of the police.

He’s alleged to have been overwhelmed on the legs by uniformed males who instructed him that his soccer profession was over.

It’s then claimed that Maguire tried to flee after worry of being caught up in a kidnap plot, earlier than he was apprehended and spent two nights in custody. Maguire was later discovered responsible of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and tried bribery, having been accused of telling the officers: “Have you learnt who I’m?”

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