Newcastle United star Joey Barton will spend New Year in jail after being refused bail on charges of common assault and affray, a court ruled today.
The 25-year-old midfielder was arrested in Liverpool early yesterday following an incident in the city centre.
Barton, of Foxbank Close, Widnes, Cheshire, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court for a 45-minute bail hearing required because the common assault and affray took place while he was already on bail for two other separate offences.
Magistrate Carol Myers said there were no conditions to satisfy the requirements of the Bail Act.
She said there was a substantial risk of Barton offending again because the new offences took place while on bail.
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