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Denied the charges though his Lawyer pleaded not guilty for him. Support the lad until proven guilty

Fair enough and we'll see when all is said and done. Generally he would not be charged without sufficient evidence.At the very least this will be an unneeded distraction.

From espn

Raheem Sterling will stand trial on May 20 over the alleged assault of a woman in Liverpool regardless of his attendance on that date, a court heard.

The 18-year-old is charged with common assault after a 27-year-old woman, known to the player, suffered "slight" facial injuries, according to police.

Sterling did not attend a hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court for the third time but was allowed to enter a formal not guilty plea through his solicitor, Mick Hogan, on this occasion.

District Judge Lloyd then issued a warning to Sterling that the trial would go ahead on May 20 - the day after Liverpool's final match of the season, at home to QPR - even if he failed to turn up.

"I am sure he understands that he will need to attend," she said. "If he doesn't, the trial will proceed without him."

Lloyd had questioned Sterling's absence earlier in the short hearing, saying: "It would be much more useful if he was here. But anyway, there it is. We have got what we have got."

The offence allegedly took place in the Toxteth area of Liverpool on November 2, 2012.

The incident occurred when Sterling was 17 and was initially to be dealt with at Liverpool Youth Court but, after his 18th birthday in December, the case was transferred to the adult courts.

Sterling made his senior international debut for England last November against Sweden and has earned plaudits during his 35 appearances for Liverpool this season.


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sky sports reporting that all charges against raheem have been dropped. apparently the main witness failed to show up in court 
anyway good news for us and hopefully he will return next season and feature on a more regular basis.

red till i die!! » Mon May 20, 2013 12:38 pm wrote:sky sports reporting that all charges against raheem have been dropped. apparently the main witness failed to show up in court 
anyway good news for us and hopefully he will return next season and feature on a more regular basis.

Did the witness commit suicide with 3 stab wounds in the back?

damjan193 » Mon May 20, 2013 2:45 pm wrote:

red till i die!! » Mon May 20, 2013 12:38 pm wrote:sky sports reporting that all charges against raheem have been dropped. apparently the main witness failed to show up in court 
anyway good news for us and hopefully he will return next season and feature on a more regular basis.

Did the witness commit suicide with 3 stab wounds in the back?

here is the story the mirror is runninghttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk- ... on-1900357

should never have gone to court in the first place...

I suppose so Kewell, but he also needs to keep himself out of situations that might end up in the courts in the first place.  A father of two kids shortly after his 18th Birthday and being brought to court for assault on a woman?  Not a good way to begin adulthood.

He needs to grow up,  quickly.  Perhaps too quickly.  But it needs to happen.  Just because he's a footballer with loads of talent doesn't give him the right to carry on in a manner that takes no regard for his actions.

The Good Yank » Tue May 21, 2013 5:25 am wrote:I suppose so Kewell, but he also needs to keep himself out of situations that might end up in the courts in the first place.  A father of two kids shortly after his 18th Birthday and being brought to court for assault on a woman?  Not a good way to begin adulthood.

He needs to grow up,  quickly.  Perhaps too quickly.  But it needs to happen.  Just because he's a footballer with loads of talent doesn't give him the right to carry on in a manner that takes no regard for his actions.

I don't know the ins and outs of this case, but would wager that it was some chancer trying to earn a buck by making unfounded accusations against a wealthy footballer.

As you say, it'll be a wake up call for the lad and i'm sure he'll keep his wits about him to avoid any potential situations because sadly there's a lot of people out there who will do their level best to profit out of any minor confrontation with LFC players.

his performance dipped since signing the new contract didnt he?
people may say it is overburned for a 17 yrs old, but mike owen played and maintained good performance at the same young age and wayne rooney too

in fact ibe seems better than sterling at this stage.

from what i understand he got too big for his boots, the club felt that his skill was ok for the first team but he needed to grow up a bit and understand that he still had a long way to go to be a good player...something SG spoke about when ask how good our young players are.

Hey lakesy, long time, how are you son. How're the gnomes and monster spiders?

Reg » Wed May 22, 2013 10:07 am wrote:Hey lakesy, long time, how are you son. How're the gnomes and monster spiders?

lol Daughter, she is doing great thank, getting big now and trying to walk.....so  the problems are about to start...the gnomes...well the funny thing was i cut the bush back the other day and found them again lol. i am going to paint them lol.
Spiders are being slow to come out so far but they have shown up only a few streets away so it will not be long lol

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling charged with assault
40 minutes ago

Raheem Sterling made his full England debut in November 2012
Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling has been charged with assault following an incident on Merseyside.

The player, who made his debut for England last year, was arrested at about 22:30 BST on Thursday in the Page Moss area of Huyton.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

The 18-year-old was bailed ahead of a trial at the same court on 20 September.

The incident followed the announcement of the player's inclusion in the England Under-21s squad for their friendly with Scotland next week.

Benny The Noon » Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:13 pm wrote:Liverpool's Raheem Sterling charged with assault
40 minutes ago

Raheem Sterling made his full England debut in November 2012
Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling has been charged with assault following an incident on Merseyside.

The player, who made his debut for England last year, was arrested at about 22:30 BST on Thursday in the Page Moss area of Huyton.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

The 18-year-old was bailed ahead of a trial at the same court on 20 September.

The incident followed the announcement of the player's inclusion in the England Under-21s squad for their friendly with Scotland next week.

We should be looking to offload this kid, he is far more trouble than he's worth, constantly getting into trouble these days.