‘Fame and wealth bring responsibility,’ judge tells Byrne

WIMBLEDON defender Des Byrne was convicted yesterday of possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon during a row outside a nightclub.

The jury at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court in London convicted the Dublin-born Byrne by a majority of 10 to two. He was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs.

Judge Fabyan Evans told Byrne: "You are a young man who has yet to learn that fame and wealth bring responsibility."