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| Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan admits assaulting girlfriend | Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan admits assaulting girlfriend |
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| Footballer, 25, faces community penalty after pleading guilty to beating Rachael Wall in incident in Liverpool city centre | |
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| Tue 2 Jan 2018 15.18 GMT | |
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| The Liverpool FC defender Jon Flanagan has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. | The Liverpool FC defender Jon Flanagan has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. |
| The 25-year-old footballer appeared at Liverpool magistrates court on Tuesday accused of beating Rachael Wall. | The 25-year-old footballer appeared at Liverpool magistrates court on Tuesday accused of beating Rachael Wall. |
| He was charged after an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at about 3.20am on 22 December. The case was adjourned to 17 January when Flanagan will be sentenced. | He was charged after an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at about 3.20am on 22 December. The case was adjourned to 17 January when Flanagan will be sentenced. |
| The court heard he had been seen on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for 18 months. | The court heard he had been seen on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for 18 months. |
| Lionel Greig, defending, said Wall had not provided a statement and there had been no previous instances of domestic violence in their relationship. | Lionel Greig, defending, said Wall had not provided a statement and there had been no previous instances of domestic violence in their relationship. |
| He said both parties were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. | He said both parties were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. |
| The district judge, Wendy Lloyd, said she had been given a breakdown of the CCTV, which showed Flanagan assaulting Wall on several occasions that night and kicking her at one point. | The district judge, Wendy Lloyd, said she had been given a breakdown of the CCTV, which showed Flanagan assaulting Wall on several occasions that night and kicking her at one point. |
| She told Flanagan he would face a community penalty. “I need to be reassured that these circumstances will never be repeated again,” Lloyd said. | She told Flanagan he would face a community penalty. “I need to be reassured that these circumstances will never be repeated again,” Lloyd said. |
| Flanagan was granted unconditional bail. | Flanagan was granted unconditional bail. |
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