Former footballer found guilty of offence at family home in south-west London in June 2021

The former footballer Joey Barton has been handed a 12-week suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of assaulting his wife at their family home in south-west London in June 2021.

The 42-year-old pushed Georgia Barton to the floor before kicking her in the head during a drunken row at their family home which left her with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose, a court previously heard.