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Joey Barton has now been found guilty of assaulting his wife.
A much delayed court case concluded, concerning an incident that happened almost four years ago.
It was back in July 2021 that Joey Barton was charged with assault (see below).
Now he has been found guilty and given a suspended sentence.
**Sky News [report](https://news.sky.com/story/former-footballer-joey-barton-found-guilty-of-assaulting-his-wife-13335636) – 25 March 2025:**
_‘Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of assaulting his wife._
_The incident happened at the family home in southwest London in June 2021._
_Barton, 42, was convicted at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and given a 12-week suspended sentence._
_The court heard he left Georgia Barton, 38, with a lump on her forehead and a bleeding nose after an incident at a house in Kew, southwest London.’_
**The Mag report – 25 July 2021:**
_Joey Barton back in the headlines._
_With the new season only a couple of weeks away, the Bristol Rovers manager has been charged with assault by beating after a woman suffered a head injury._
_Joey Barton to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday (26 July 2021)._
_The charge relating to an incident that took place at a residential property in Kew (London) on Wednesday 2 June._
_The Metropolitan Police statement reads:_
_“Joseph Barton, 38 (2.9.82), of Widnes, is due to appear on bail on Monday, July 26 at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court charged with assault by beating._
_“The charge relates to an incident which took place at a residential property in Kew on Wednesday, June 2 in which a woman received a head injury. London Ambulance Service did not attend._
_“A 38-year-old man was arrested on June 2, bailed pending further enquiries, and subsequently charged.”_
_The news has been published across the media on Sunday with the likes of The Sun and The Mirror reporting that it is Joey Barton’s wife who was the victim of the alleged assault._