MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) - The jury in the trial of former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has been discharged on Wednesday (Aug 31) after failing to reach verdicts on
Giggs, 48, faced charges of causing actual bodily harm to Kate Greville along with controlling and coercive behaviour.
The jury of seven women and four men told the judge they had been unable to reach verdicts after a trial which had lasted over three weeks.Giggs, the former Wales manager, had pleaded not guilty to the charges and his defence said the allegations were"based on distortion, exaggeration and lies".
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