Man United Captain Harry Maguire Found Guilty Of Assault, Attempted Bribery Following Fight In Greece Bar

By Edna Wande Last updated Aug 25, 2020

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery after he got into a fight in Mykonos, Greece.

The 27-year-old was detained alongside his brother Joe and a close friend, Chris Sharman on Sunday following a fight in a Mykonos bar over claims that his sister, Daisy Maguire was injected with a suspected “rape drug”.

The defender was charged with assault and violence against an officer, as well as several attempts of bribery.

Maguire was not present in Syros today for the court case, as he was allowed to return to England, but he was found guilty on all charges.

He was handed a jail term of 21 months and 10 days, but it will be suspended because it was a first offence and the charges were classed as misdemeanors.

Despite the verdict hanging over Maguire’s head, the defender was selected for England’s upcoming fixtures against Iceland and Denmark today.

English football manager, Gareth Southgate insisted he could only work with the ‘facts’ of the situation and said the ‘reports’ of the incident did not match what Maguire had told him when the pair spoke on Monday.

However, that decision may now be reviewed as Maguire faces the prospect of jail time.