Bellamy cleared of nightclub assault

Premiership footballer Craig Bellamy was today cleared of assaulting two women at a nightclub.

The 27-year-old Wales and Liverpool striker was accused of common assault of Sophie Palmer and Holly Smith at the No 10 nightclub in Cardiff city centre in February this year.

District Judge John Charles told Bellamy at Cardiff Magistrates Court: “It was inconsistent to convict you with the serious discrepancies in the prosecution case and the two charges are dismissed.”

Bellamy’s friend, Franklin Lynch, 52, of Glan-Y-Mor, Barry, South Wales, who was accused of assaulting Miss Smith, was also cleared.