Ryan Giggs is to face a retrial over allegations that he attacked and controlled his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her sister, a judge has ruled.

The ruling came at a hearing held this morning at Manchester Crown Court.

Jurors in his first trial were discharged last week after failing to reach verdicts following nearly 23 hours of deliberations.

Giggs is accused of assaulting his former partner, Kate Greville, causing actual bodily harm, and using controlling and coercive behaviour against her from August 2017 to November 2020.

The ex-Manchester United star was also charged with the common assault of Ms Greville’s younger sister, Emma.

Giggs denies the allegations against him.

He was accused of deliberately headbutting Ms Greville at his house in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on the evening of 1 November 2020.

The former Wales manager was also accused of deliberately elbowing her sister Emma in the jaw during the alleged incident.

Related posts:

More than 2,000 homes evacuated after ‘unexploded Second World War bomb’ found ‘We couldn’t afford to live’: The people waiting for the Budget after months of lockdown Is it worth giving COVID jabs to 12-year-olds? Vaccine experts now face an ethical dilemma France to welcome fully vaccinated UK tourists with negative coronavirus test Home Office used ‘secret and illegal’ policy to deport asylum seeker Insulate Britain admits road-blocking protests ‘failed’ Women and non-binary football league suspends fixtures amid boycott over player eligibility row Met Police breached rights of Sarah Everard vigil organisers, High Court judges rule Queen will not attend service for the Commonwealth on Monday Ukraine a ‘stark reminder COVID has no monopoly on creating fear and concern’, headteachers told UK pilots with HIV able to work unrestricted after ‘landmark changes’ in aviation guidance COVID infections in the UK rise again to nearly 3.8 million, figures show