\Former English football player Joey Barton was convicted of a crime after he beat his wife to the floor and kicked her on the head.
The 42-year-old retired midfielder played for Manchester City and QPR and attacked 38-year-old Georgia Barton on a drunken street in Kew, southwest London in June 2021.
Westminster District Court had heard before that after Patton threatened to fight his wife’s brother and father, they started arguing while drinking with two other couples.
Barton, the manager of Bristol Rovers at the time, was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail.
The court had heard before that Mrs. Patton had a forehead and a bleeding nose left on her forehead.
She immediately called police after the attack and said her husband had “just hit” her but later sent it to prosecutors to withdraw her charges.
Chief referee Paul Goldspring rejected Barton’s description of the incident and described it as “ambiguous” when he was convicted.
While he admitted that Patton had a “violent record,” the magistrate said: “I was dissatisfied with the sentence of detention immediately.”
Mr Goldspring said the mitigation factor was that the couple had a “happy relationship” with a child, adding: “It’s not something I want to interfere with.”
Speaking outside the court after his sentence, Patton said he was “very disappointed” with the magistrate’s judgment and intended to file a ruling in the High Court.
Prosecutor’s barrister Helena Duong called the court to Mrs. Patton’s police 999 on the night of the attack, as she described in a “clear way.”
Ms Duong said Mr Barton’s bloody nose was “a harm that really needs explanation”, adding: “Obviously, it was not caused by the accident.”
Patton had previously told the court that he admitted to having a dispute with his wife but denied that any “body” had occurred.
The trial was told that he was arrested in his bedroom the night of the incident and that he was asleep and still drunk.
The former footballer was scheduled to face trial in the district court in 2022, but the case was adjourned after Mrs. Patton sent a letter to withdraw her charges.
In the letter, she said her injuries were caused by the accident when a friend moved in and separated the couple.
The judge ordered a moratorium on the lawsuit because the trial was unfair to Patton’s trial, as prosecutors said they did not intend to ask Mrs. Patton to provide evidence in court.
Prosecutor (DPP) Stephen Parkinson appealed in the London High Court ruling, and the barrister claimed that a fair trial could continue.
In a June verdict, two senior judges ruled that DPP’s support and said Barton should face a trial of the allegations before another judge.
Patton was also ordered to pay a £2,183 victim surcharge and prosecution fee within seven days.
