City's Etuhu in court over brawl

12 November 2010 14:00
Manchester City midfielder Kelvin Etuhu on Friday denied assaulting two men after a fight outside a casino.[LNB] Etuhu, 22, pleaded not guilty at the city's crown court to wounding with intent on one alleged victim and assault occasioning actual bodily harm to a second man, following the incident outside Manchester 235 Casino in the city centre on February 28.[LNB]The 6ft midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Cardiff City, is jointly charged with another man, Leonard Rico Richards, 27, from Longsight, Manchester.[LNB]Richards, alongside Etuhu in the dock, also pleaded not guilty to both charges.[LNB]Etuhu is a graduate of the Man City academy, making his first senior City appearance in September 2007 before being loaned to Leicester City towards the end of that season.[LNB]He has also been on loan at Rochdale.[LNB]His parent club's takeover by Arab billionaires meant new signings and more competition and he was sent on loan to Cardiff for the whole of last season.[LNB]He is back with Manchester City but has not played for them this season.[LNB]Etuhu and Richards were both bailed to appear for trial at Manchester Crown Court on February 7 next year.

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