Ryan Giggs’ ex-girlfriend Kate Greville has accused the previous Manchester United star of assault, inflicting precise bodily hurt at his dwelling in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in November 2020. The 48-year-old can also be charged with frequent assault of Greville’s youthful sister throughout the identical incident, in addition to utilizing controlling and coercive behaviour towards his former girlfriend between August 2017 and November 2020.
In her letter titled ‘The Final Goodbye,’ Kate Greville referred to as him a ‘compulsive liar.’
She wrote: “I do know just about every little thing you have got been doing with different girls behind my again because the day I met you.
“My intestine has at all times instructed me you couldn’t be trusted, that you just’re a compulsive liar and a serial cheat.
“I at all times knew deep down however didn’t imagine it, I needed to imagine stuff you instructed me and I actually cherished you.
“[But] you say the same things to me as to multiple women. I am not special.”
Greville additionally accused Giggs of dishonest with a cricketer’s spouse.
“I knew all about her,” Kate wrote. “She’s married, however you knew that.
“You were having sex on tour with her in Washington.”
However, Giggs has denied all the prices. He stood down as supervisor of the Wales nationwide crew in June, saying he didn’t wish to jeopardize preparations for the World Cup later this yr in Qatar. He had been on depart since November.
During the trial, Giggs has mentioned it was justified that he had a popularity for infidelity however mentioned he has “never” bodily assaulted a lady.
Ferguson defends Giggs
Giggs has discovered assist from former Manchester United teaching nice Alex Ferguson, who was referred to as Friday as a personality witness for the previous Manchester United star.
The 80-year-old Ferguson, who was giving proof within the courtroom on Day 10 of the trial, mentioned Giggs had a “fantastic temperament.”
He instructed the courtroom: “To have a career as long as he had in a difficult position, in terms of energy, he fulfilled everything we ever wished for.”
“Everyone looked at Ryan Giggs as the number one,” he added.
Asked by Giggs’ lawyer if he had ever seen Giggs “lose his temper or become aggressive,” Ferguson mentioned: “No.”
Ferguson mentioned Giggs was robust sufficient to take “the sharp end of my tongue.”
“I used Ryan a lot in the sense of, when I lost my temper about performance, I would use Ryan as an example sometimes,” Ferguson mentioned.
“Everyone else,” he added, “in the dressing room would think, ‘If Ryan Giggs can take it, we can all take it.’”
