EX-FOOTBALLER Ryan Giggs was an idol on the pitch however an abusive “gaslighter” of his ex-girlfriend in his non-public life, a court docket heard.
Behind Giggs public persona the previous Manchester United and Wales worldwide footballer, accused of headbutting his ex-girlfriend, had a “a lot uglier and extra sinister aspect to his character”, Minshull Road Crown Courtroom in Manchester heard.
Jurors have been advised the 48-year-old’s non-public life concerned a “litany of abuse, each bodily and psychological, of a girl he professed to like”.
Giggs denies utilizing controlling and coercive behaviour towards ex-girlfriend, PR govt, Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020.
He has additionally pleaded not responsible to assaulting the 36-year-old, inflicting her precise bodily hurt, and of the widespread assault of her youthful sister, Emma Greville, at his dwelling in Worsley, Better Manchester, on November 1 2020.
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‘On a regular basis he was nonetheless dwelling with Stacey’, Kate Greville tells court docket
Kate claims Giggs advised her he’d cut up with Stacey: “He’d inform me one factor after which I might hear one thing else.
“All of it got here out in Could 2016. It was horrendous. I obtained hounded by the paps, emails from the media.
“His ex-wife and daughter have been sending me nasty messages.
“I wished to guard him so mentioned nothing had gone on.
“Then I discovered he’d lived with Stacey the entire time.”
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‘I used to be head over heels in love with Ryan’ says Kate Greville
Ryan Giggs’ ex-girlfriend has advised the court docket how she was “head over heels in love” with the previous Man U star.
She mentioned: “He would say I used to be his soul mate. We’d speak for hours.
“He helped me get out of that scenario.”
There have been “pink flags” when she ignored Giggs and he would declare “she was “f****** another person”.
“I used to be head over heels in love with him mainly,” she added.
