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International Benjamin Mendy remanded in custody and sent back to the Assizes

2021-08-27T13:32:16.620Z


Accused of four rapes, the French defender will be tried at the Assises on September 10. Benjamin Mendy sent back to the Assizes. Accused of four rapes, as revealed by the British police on Thursday, the left side of Manchester City was returned to the Assizes after a long hearing of less than an hour at the court of Chester (North West England). Arrived dressed in a black tracksuit and a red sweatshirt, as reported in the Manchester Evening News , the French international (10 caps) o


Benjamin Mendy sent back to the Assizes.

Accused of four rapes, as revealed by the British police on Thursday, the left side of Manchester City was returned to the Assizes after a long hearing of less than an hour at the court of Chester (North West England).

Arrived dressed in a black tracksuit and a red sweatshirt, as reported in the

Manchester Evening News

, the French international (10 caps) only spoke to decline his identity before “

firmly

denying

the accusations.

The facts allegedly took place at his home

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Accused of four rapes and one sexual assault by three women over 16, the former Monegasque (27) was remanded in custody, announces the British justice.

His lawyer had pleaded several times for release on bail, which the court refused.

The judge has decided to forward this case to the Assize Court, and Mendy will have to go to Chester Crown Court on September 10.

Suspended by his club

Now in pre-trial detention, the former Marseillais is no longer available to his club.

The English champion had already made the decision to suspend his player for the duration of the instruction.

"

The case is subject to a legal process and the club can therefore not make additional comments until this process is completed,

" City wrote in a statement released Thursday evening.

A career in decline since 2018

Originally from Longjumeau (Essonne), Benjamin Mendy was trained in Le Havre where he made his professional debut in 2011. Passed by Olympique de Marseille (2013-2016) then by AS Monaco (2016-2017) he had landed in the Premier League in 2017, at Manchester City, against a transfer fee of around 57 million euros.

In England, his career has mostly been punctuated by injuries, such as his cruciate ligament rupture in 2017, forcing the player to spend more time treating his knees and muscle problems than kicking a ball.

He had despite everything been called up by Didier Deschamps for the 2018 World Cup during which he had played little.

Benjamin Mendy lifts the World Cup in 2018 in Russia Panoramic

Targeted by the tabloids

He had also delighted the tabloids when his Lamborghini Aventador SVJ was seized with a value of more than 500,000 euros in the fall of 2020, which he was driving without a license or insurance. He finally pleaded guilty and was fined just over 1,000 euros.

Source: lefigaro

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