Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting wife by kicking her in head at their home

He was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Joey Barton was found guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Lucy North/PA)

Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of assaulting his wife by kicking her in the head at their family home.

The former Manchester City and QPR midfielder left Georgia Barton, 38, with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose after the incident in Kew, south-west London, in June 2021.