Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs is potentially facing a possible retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts in his domestic violence trial.

The jury foreman told the court jurors could not reach any verdicts on any of the three counts Giggs denied. Giggs’ head dropped down when the judge told the court any future trial could potentially be as far away as June of next year – but stressed any date has yet to be set. Jurors first went out to consider verdicts late on the afternoon of August 23.

Giggs (48) had been charged with deliberately headbutting his former girlfriend, Kate Greville, and elbowing her younger sister in the face during an argument ...

His barrister, Chris Daw QC, has said the allegations were based on “distortion, exaggeration and lies”. The 12-day trial heard how Giggs was accused of deliberately headbutting Greville after elbowing her younger sister, Emma Greville, in the face during a scuffle over a mobile phone. Giggs (48) had been charged with deliberately headbutting his former girlfriend, Kate Greville, and elbowing her younger sister in the face during an argument at his home in Greater Manchester on November 1st 2020.

RYAN Giggs' assault trial against ex-girlfriend Kate Greville today sensationally collapsed after jurors were unable to reach a verdict.The ex-Man Ut.

I am scaring myself. A third read: "I'm so f***ing mad... Kate then yelled "get him off me" and he retreated, but he quickly went from "annoyed to extremely angry" and put both his hands on Kate's shoulders and headbutted her in the lip, the court was told. There was allegedly then "physical contact" and Giggs lay on top of Kate with "his face in line with hers". When an intoxicated Giggs and a "visibly upset" Kate returned home from dinner, Emma said an argument erupted and he picked up some of her sister's belongings and put them in the hallway. Emma said the PR executive was already planning to leave Giggs while he was away on touring duties after finding "evidence" he had cheated on her with eight women.

CPS will decide whether former footballer should face retrial on charges of assault and controlling behaviour.

His barrister, Chris Daw QC, has said the allegations were based on “distortion, exaggeration and lies”. Greville, a PR executive, said she became “a slave to his every need” and that Giggs “made me feel like I had to do what he said, otherwise there were consequences”. One juror was discharged last week after falling ill.

The jury in the trial of Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four-week domestic ...

Judge Manley told Mr Giggs: "I have permitted the prosecution a short period of time to consider their position. Asked if there was any "realistic prospect" of them reaching verdicts if given more time, the foreman again answered: "No." The foreman of the jury answered: "No."

The former Manchester United footballer stood trial accused of attacking and controlling his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, and assaulting her sister Emma.

However, Giggs told the jury at Manchester Crown Court that he and Kate Greville had accidentally "clashed heads" during a "sort of tug-of-war" over a mobile phone. After they returned separately to the home they shared, Ms Greville alleged that Giggs put his hands on her shoulders, looked her "straight in the eyes" and headbutted her in the face, causing her lip to bleed. The jury in the trial of Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on whether he attacked and controlled his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her sister.

Giggs was accused of headbutting Kate Greville, using alleged coercive and controlling behaviour as well as a third charge of assaulting her sister, Emma.

As part of the defence's case, Sir Alex Ferguson, 80, stood in the witness box and told the jury that Giggs had a “fantastic temperament.” During 12 days of evidence, the jury heard a significant selection of almost 20,000 messages exchanged between Giggs and Ms Greville during their six-year on-off relationship. The court heard that she was left with swelling and a cut lip. Defence barrister Chris Daw QC had told the jury that if they thought the 13-times Premier League winner is “probably guilty” they must consider him not guilty. Following a three-and-half-week trial in which Manchester Crown Court heard that Giggs’ “sinister” behaviour had left Greville, a 36-year-old public relations executive, to feel “violated”. On Tuesday, Jude Hilary Manley gave the jury a majority decision, meaning a verdict of 10-1 could be returned rather than a unanimous one.

The 11 jurors were unable to reach a decision after 23 hours of discussions and Giggs must not wait to see if the case will be see a retrial.

The former Manchester United footballer was accused of coercive control and attacking his ex-girlfriend as well as assaulting her sister.

The former Manchester United footballer had been on trial for four weeks but the jury has failed to reach any verdicts.