Wouldn't Suarez have been arrested (with a complaint) had there been solid proof with witnesses?
I have no idea about the law so it's actually a genuine question.
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I have no idea about the law so it's actually a genuine question.
Ha. 5/6 miles from Anfield then!
When my old man moved to Warwickshire in 1963 and bought his first house he called it Knotty Ash. It has an oak tree in the garden that I planted as an acorn in 1972.
Knotty Ash is also where the jam butty mines are.
It must be difficult being out and about as a young footballer. If it's not enough having to deal with women gagging for a good brief relationship, there's these tired and emotional types forcing their trenchant opinions on you.
LIVERPOOL FC player Raheem Sterling, the former Rainhill High schoolboy, has been charged with assaulting a woman after being arrested last night.
Sterling, 18, of Woolton, spent a night in the cells after being was charged with section 39 common assault.
It follows an incident last night (Thursday, August 8) in Page Moss, Knowsley.
Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling has appeared in court to deny an allegation of assault. The 18-year-old winger entered a not guilty plea at Liverpool Magistrates' Court. He was arrested last night following an incident in Huyton. He was bailed to appear again next month.
Sterling, 18, of Woolton, spent a night in the cells after being was charged with section 39 common assault.
It follows an incident last night (Thursday, August 8) in Page Moss, Knowsley.
Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling has appeared in court to deny an allegation of assault. The 18-year-old winger entered a not guilty plea at Liverpool Magistrates' Court. He was arrested last night following an incident in Huyton. He was bailed to appear again next month.
WHITE POWER....now where's my swastika.
A woman? Again?
I don't think so.
The previous occasion involved a 27 year old woman.
The case was thrown out when two witnesses failed to show.
This incident concerns an assault on his girlfriend.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/09/raheem-sterling-charged-with-assault?CMP=twt_gu
Raheem Sterling to go on trial charged with assaulting girlfriend
• Liverpool winger denies charge in court
• 18-year-old arrested and held in cells for the night
• Liverpool winger denies charge in court
• 18-year-old arrested and held in cells for the night
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- theguardian.com, Friday 9 August 2013 12.34 BST
Liverpool's Raheem Sterling. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images
The Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling will go on trial after being charged with common assault. Sterling appeared in court on Friday after being arrested for assaulting his 20-year-old partner Shana Halliday.
The 18-year-old was arrested at around 10.30pm on Thursday and held in custody overnight following an incident in the Page Moss area of Merseyside. He was subsequently charged with common assault and faced Liverpool magistrates' court on Friday before heading to training at the club's Melwood complex.
Sterling entered a not guilty plea when the charges were put to him. He will now face a trial in September.
Sterling is due to travel with Liverpool to Dublin on Friday for Saturday's friendly against Celtic at the Arriva Stadium. He is also in Roy Hodgson's England Under-21 squad for the match with Scotland at Bramall Lane next Tuesday. A Liverpool spokesperson said: "Raheem has denied the charges and as the case is ongoing, we will not be making any further comment at this time."
A spokeman for Merseyside police confirmed: "Merseyside police can confirm an 18-year-old man was arrested and subsequently charged with assault following an incident last night (Thursday, August 8) in Page Moss. Raheem Sterling, 18, of Woolton, was charged with Section 39 Common Assault."
According to the Liverpool Echo, Sterling was seen hand in hand with Miss Halliday in Liverpool city centre on Thursday afternoon.
The former retail assistant was crowned the winner of England's Top Model of the World pageant earlier this year.
The case from May this year...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...pped-when-witness-fails-to-show-in-court.html
Raheem Sterling common assault case dropped when witness fails to show in court
Liverpool and England midfielder Raheem Sterling has had a charge of common assault dropped after a witness failed to turn up in court.
Case dropped: Raheem Sterling will have his legal costs paid for after the case was dropped Photo: AFP
Sterling, 18, did not have to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court and the case was dismissed when prosecutor Rob Jones offered no evidence.
The Jamaican-born Premier League star had been accused of assaulting a woman in Toxteth, Liverpool, last November.
The teenager had always denied the allegation of assault and had hired Stuart Driver QC to defend him.
His legal costs will now be paid for by the taxpayer so he would not be "out of pocket", the court heard.
The case has been before Liverpool Magistrates' Court on three previous occasions, none of which the winger attended.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, Sterling's agent and other club officials also waited in the car until news came from court that the case had been dropped.
Instead prosecutor Mr Jones waited until 10.45am before abandoning the case when witnesses failed to attend court.
Mr Jones told District Judge Richard Clancy that two witnesses, a Rachel Smith and a woman known only as Miss Hall, were contacted on Friday and the "expectation" was they would attend to give evidence - but neither had.
"I'm conscious of, one, the nature of the offence and two, the interest in the case," said Mr Jones. "I don't consider it appropriate to issue a witness warrant for the arrest of Miss Hall."
The court heard the allegation was of a minor common assault and it was not in the public interest to force alleged victims and witnesses to come to court for such a matter.
"The only application I can make is to formally offer no evidence in respect of this case," Mr Jones added.
Mr Driver, for Sterling, told the judge: "This was a minor allegation against a teenager of previous good character and Raheem Sterling has always insisted he's done nothing wrong.
"Could I ask you to make a defence costs order on the understanding that there's strict limits on that, so he would not be out of pocket? The defendant has remained just outside court in a private place."
Judge Clancy replied: "The prosecution having offered no evidence, then the case will be dismissed. Defence costs from central funds."
Sterling, who lives in Woolton, Liverpool, was aged 17 at the time of the alleged incident.
He was charged with common assault on the 27-year-old victim, who is known to the player, after she suffered "slight" facial injuries last November 2.
He had entered a formal not guilty plea through his lawyers at the last hearing in March but exact details of the incident are not known as the case was never formally opened in court.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...pped-when-witness-fails-to-show-in-court.html
Raheem Sterling common assault case dropped when witness fails to show in court
Liverpool and England midfielder Raheem Sterling has had a charge of common assault dropped after a witness failed to turn up in court.
Case dropped: Raheem Sterling will have his legal costs paid for after the case was dropped Photo: AFP
By Telegraph Sport, and agencies
1:45PM BST 20 May 2013
Sterling, 18, did not have to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court and the case was dismissed when prosecutor Rob Jones offered no evidence.
The Jamaican-born Premier League star had been accused of assaulting a woman in Toxteth, Liverpool, last November.
The teenager had always denied the allegation of assault and had hired Stuart Driver QC to defend him.
His legal costs will now be paid for by the taxpayer so he would not be "out of pocket", the court heard.
The case has been before Liverpool Magistrates' Court on three previous occasions, none of which the winger attended.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, Sterling's agent and other club officials also waited in the car until news came from court that the case had been dropped.
Instead prosecutor Mr Jones waited until 10.45am before abandoning the case when witnesses failed to attend court.
Mr Jones told District Judge Richard Clancy that two witnesses, a Rachel Smith and a woman known only as Miss Hall, were contacted on Friday and the "expectation" was they would attend to give evidence - but neither had.
"I'm conscious of, one, the nature of the offence and two, the interest in the case," said Mr Jones. "I don't consider it appropriate to issue a witness warrant for the arrest of Miss Hall."
The court heard the allegation was of a minor common assault and it was not in the public interest to force alleged victims and witnesses to come to court for such a matter.
"The only application I can make is to formally offer no evidence in respect of this case," Mr Jones added.
Mr Driver, for Sterling, told the judge: "This was a minor allegation against a teenager of previous good character and Raheem Sterling has always insisted he's done nothing wrong.
"Could I ask you to make a defence costs order on the understanding that there's strict limits on that, so he would not be out of pocket? The defendant has remained just outside court in a private place."
Judge Clancy replied: "The prosecution having offered no evidence, then the case will be dismissed. Defence costs from central funds."
Sterling, who lives in Woolton, Liverpool, was aged 17 at the time of the alleged incident.
He was charged with common assault on the 27-year-old victim, who is known to the player, after she suffered "slight" facial injuries last November 2.
He had entered a formal not guilty plea through his lawyers at the last hearing in March but exact details of the incident are not known as the case was never formally opened in court.
No evidence as yet, no proof, etc. etc. but this is the second time Sterling's been charged with hitting a woman and we're chatting shit in this thread yet hoping someone like Suarez breaks his leg or deserves to get his achilles slashed for disrespecting the club?
Alright then.
Alright then.
Hmm but as the previous case was dismissed and at this moment he is charged but not convicted, I'd imagine that its better to wait until a conviction rather than a kangaroo court to decide his fate.
suarez needs to show him to focus his aggression on the pitch...
I'm starting to think this guy is trouble.
I suspect he is probably just heroically thick
Wasn't this part of moneyball (I haven't' read about it or seen the film so it's a genuine question. All I know is that someone mentioned this once before and Rosco keep going on about how no-one understands it)? Buy players that are considered damaged good and then rehabilitate them?
Apparently there was enough evidence for the Police to charge Sterling.
Unlike a certain other case.
Good job it's only a court of law Sterling will have to protest his innocence in - thank fuck its not an FA Tribunal - he'd already have been executed & his body dumped at sea by now.
They have a similar conviction rate.
But it's okay if none of the merry band want to show support for Sterling. I understand them.
Which merry band is this?
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