Joy Barton kicked his wife in his head, court hearing

Former footballer Joy Barton pushed his wife to the floor before kicking her head during an alcoholic row at her family’s house, listening by a court.

Former Manchester City and QPR Midfielder, 42, in June 2021, attacked 38-year-old Georgia Barton in Southwest London, South-West London.

The debate between the couple, who were drinking alcohol with two other couples, while their children were sleeping, Mr. Barton started after threatening to fight his wife’s brother and father, the Westminster Magistrate was told to the court. .

Mr. Barton of Widiness in Cheshire denied a single allegation of attack by beating.

Prosecutor Helena Duong said that the court had “verbal disagreement about a family case”, before Mr. Barton caught him and pushed him to the ground and kicked him in his head “.

As a friend tried to intervene, Mr. Barton “thrown” and said “don’t insult me”, the test heard.

Mrs. Barton called the police immediately after 23:00 BST “Report she was killed by her husband”, the gamblers were told.

999 calls were played to the court, and a tearful Mrs. Barton told the call handler that her husband just hit me at home, “adding:” she is at home, I am out. “

Asked if anything happened earlier, he said: “No, this is the first time,” saying that he was “killed in the face”.

The gamblers were told that when the police officers arrived at around 23:30, Mrs. Barton told them: “I was pushed down and asked about the luggage and goods.

“He said that he was going to fight with my brother and my father.”

The test is going on.