Joey Barton

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Premiership footballer Joey Barton has been jailed for six months for assault and affray.

The Newcastle United midfielder had admitted his part in a street attack in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of December 27 last year.

Judge Henry Globe QC, at Liverpool Crown Court, told him it was a "violent and cowardly act."

Barton, 25, of Foxbank Road, Widnes, was caught on CCTV knocking an unidentified man to the ground. He then straddled the man, and punched him four or five times as his cousin threw food at the victim before Barton punched him up to 15 times more.

Minutes later, the player attacked a 16-year-old, punching him and leaving him with broken teeth. It followed a series of verbal confrontations inside a McDonald's restaurant after a night out during which he had consumed 10 pints of lager and five bottles of lager.

Barton's cousin, Nadine Wilson, 27, of Childwall, Liverpool, and his brother Andrew Barton, 20, also of Foxbank Road, Widnes, also pleaded guilty to their part in the assaults.

The incident took place as the player was awaiting trial for two other offences: alleged criminal damage of a taxi and the alleged assault of former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo, 31, who now plays for Lazio.

The hearing heard the footballer was remorseful about the incident and had admitted to an alcohol problem.

Judge Globe told him: "Without doubt, the most serious of the three offenders is you. You were restrained by others but ignored them and acted in an extremely violent and aggressive manner."

The judge jailed Barton for six months for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and four months, concurrently, for affray. He was ordered to pay £2,500 to Jordan Spencer, the youth whose teeth were broken.

will_lufc

i feel i bit sorry for the bloke

Josie-lufc

will_lufc

cause hes a bit of a hot head and when hes out people just dont leave him alone he always gets abuse about his brother beena murderer i mean come on that would do any ones box in

Josie-lufc

Well yeah, I had forgotten about that

lil eva

It may be hard on him with his brother doing what he did,but is he going to use that as an excuse for everytime he gets into trouble?
Maybe this stint inside can sort him out and he might be a better person for it.

will_lufc

thats what i thought might do him the world of good still feel sorry for the lad tho