Footballer, 25, faces community penalty after pleading guilty to beating Rachael Wall in incident in Liverpool city centreThe 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. He was charged after an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at about 3.20am on 22 December. The court heard he had been seen on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for 18 months. 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.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2018 15:18 UTC