Jan
3
3
Joey granted bail
After an hour long hearing Joey Barton has been released from prison on bail.
He had previously been refused bail, but the decision was overturned. He is due back in court on January 16th charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray after an incident in Liverpool’s Church Street.
The 25-year-old was arrested with his 19-year-old brother Andrew and Nadine Wilson, 27, from Huyton, Merseyside.
The footballer, who appeared before magistrates via videolink, has been held since 27 December and has missed Newcastle’s defeats at Chelsea and at home to Manchester City.
