Liverpool ace Sterling ARRESTED and will appear in court today to answer assault claim
By David Kent
PUBLISHED: 05:50 EST, 9 August 2013 | UPDATED: 06:43 EST, 9 August 2013 102 shares
Raheem Sterling has spent the night in a police cell following an allegation that he assault his girlfriend on Merseyside.
The Liverpool winger appeared at the city's magistrates court on Friday to answer the charge against Shana Ann Rose after he was arrested at 10.30pm on Thursday in Page Moss.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: ‘Raheem Sterling, 18, of Woolton, was charged with Section 39 common assault. Sterling was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today.’
Trouble: Liverpool and England winger Raheem Sterling was arrested on Thursday for assault
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 explains the charge, a section 39, could lead to imprisonment should Sterling be found guilty.
It reads: 'Common assault and battery shall be summary offences and a person guilty of either of them shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.'
Sterling, who was part of the ENgland Under 21 squad announcement on Thursday, enjoyed a breakthrough for Brendan Rodgers' side in 2012, but tailed off as the season progressed as he adapted to the rigors of top flight football.
Speaking last month about the challenges he has faced, the 18-year-old, who was born in Jamaica and raised in London, said he was ready to put the dip behind him and push on.
Couple: Sterling is accused of assaulting Shana Ann Rose, a model and beauty pageant competitor
Shana Ann Rose
'I didn’t think so at the time, but the break I had probably did me good,' he told the Liverpool Echo. 'You want to play as many games as you can but mentally as well as physically I probably needed a rest.
'At the time there were a few things going on off the field. That time I spent out means I’m raring to go for the new season.
'Now it’s up to me. I need to kick-on and prove I really did deserve those call-ups; that it wasn’t just a fluke. I have a lot to prove this season.'
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By David Kent
PUBLISHED: 05:50 EST, 9 August 2013 | UPDATED: 06:43 EST, 9 August 2013 102 shares
Raheem Sterling has spent the night in a police cell following an allegation that he assault his girlfriend on Merseyside.
The Liverpool winger appeared at the city's magistrates court on Friday to answer the charge against Shana Ann Rose after he was arrested at 10.30pm on Thursday in Page Moss.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: ‘Raheem Sterling, 18, of Woolton, was charged with Section 39 common assault. Sterling was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today.’
Trouble: Liverpool and England winger Raheem Sterling was arrested on Thursday for assault
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 explains the charge, a section 39, could lead to imprisonment should Sterling be found guilty.
It reads: 'Common assault and battery shall be summary offences and a person guilty of either of them shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.'
Sterling, who was part of the ENgland Under 21 squad announcement on Thursday, enjoyed a breakthrough for Brendan Rodgers' side in 2012, but tailed off as the season progressed as he adapted to the rigors of top flight football.
Speaking last month about the challenges he has faced, the 18-year-old, who was born in Jamaica and raised in London, said he was ready to put the dip behind him and push on.
Couple: Sterling is accused of assaulting Shana Ann Rose, a model and beauty pageant competitor
Shana Ann Rose
'I didn’t think so at the time, but the break I had probably did me good,' he told the Liverpool Echo. 'You want to play as many games as you can but mentally as well as physically I probably needed a rest.
'At the time there were a few things going on off the field. That time I spent out means I’m raring to go for the new season.
'Now it’s up to me. I need to kick-on and prove I really did deserve those call-ups; that it wasn’t just a fluke. I have a lot to prove this season.'
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