Joey Barton Found Guilty of Assaulting Wife

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of assaulting his wife, Georgia Barton, during a drunken altercation at their home in June 2021. Barton, 42, received a 12-week suspended prison sentence after the court heard he kicked Georgia in the head, leaving her with significant injuries, including a 'golf ball-sized' lump on her forehead. Despite initially calling the police to report the assault, Georgia later retracted her statement and defended her husband in court, claiming she was not a victim. However, Judge Paul Goldspring dismissed her claims as untruthful, affirming that the evidence supported her initial call to emergency services. Barton, who has a history of violence both on and off the field, will serve his sentence unless he reoffends in the next two years. The couple remains together despite the incident, which was marked by conflicting accounts from both parties during the trial.