Liverpool footballer kicked girlfriend in 'prolonged assault' but will not face jail, court hears.
Liverpool FC player Jon Flanagan kicked his girlfriend in a prolonged assault, a court has heard. The 25-year-old defender pleaded guilty to common assault by beating when he appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The court heard he had attacked Rachael Wall on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at around 3.20am on Friday December 22.
District Judge Wendy Lloyd said she had been given a breakdown of CCTV of the incident, which showed Flanagan assaulting his partner on "several occasions" and kicking her at one point.
She said: "This is a prolonged assault, not just one episode of violence."
The court heard the victim had not provided a statement.
Lionel Greig, defending, said there had been no previous incidents of domestic violence in the relationship.
He said: "They want to hopefully just put this matter behind them and move forward in a positive way."
