Davenport cleared of assault

01 July 2010 15:10
Ex-West Ham defender Calum Davenport has been found not guilty of actual bodily harm.[LNB] Davenport was accused of launching the ferocious attack on his 28-year-old sister Cara after being told she was pregnant again.[LNB]During his trial at Luton Crown Court, it was claimed that, on August 22 last year, a heated row broke out between the pair about how she was financially going to support her second child once it was born.[LNB]The 27-year-old footballer was accused of calling his sister a "form of cancer" and a "whore" before allegedly grabbing her by the throat and bundling her to the ground.[LNB]Prosecutor Beverly Cripps claimed he then head-butted his seven-weeks pregnant sister and bit her cheek.[LNB]On Thursday, the former England under-21 international, who has also played for Tottenham and Sunderland, was found not guilty by a jury at Luton Crown Court of actual bodily harm.[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk