Ex-Manchester City striker Kelvin Etuhu jailed for eight months

24 March 2011 20:41
Former Manchester City striker Kelvin Etuhu has been jailed for eight months for a drunken street brawl which left a man with a broken jaw. [LNB]Etuhu, 22, attacked Owen Fitzpatrick following a dispute in a casino cocktail bar, Warrington Crown Court heard. [LNB]The six-foot forward was caught on camera kicking the victim three times on the ground after he floored him with a punch. [LNB] In the dock: Kelvin Etuhu arriving at Warrington Crown Court[LNB]The fight broke out after two groups of club-goers had earlier squared up in the Manchester 235 Casino in the early hours of February 28 last year. [LNB]Etuhu previously pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray and was sentenced by Judge David Hale at Warrington. [LNB] Caught on camera: CCTV footage issued by Greater Manchester Police show Etuhu (red arrow) during the attack on Owen Fitzpatrick[LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] The Nigerian-born player is a graduate of the Manchester City academy, making his first senior City appearance in September 2007 before being loaned out to Leicester towards the end of that season. [LNB]The younger brother of Fulham player Dickson Etuhu, he has also been on loan at Cardiff and Rochdale. He was left out of City's Premier League squad for the 2010/11 season.[LNB] City midfielder Etuhu pleads not guilty to assault over brawl outside casinoAll the latest Manchester City FC news, features and opinion  [LNB]  Explore more:Places: Cardiff, Manchester

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