Man City's Benjamin Mendy and co-accused Louis Saha Matturie trial continues

The trial of Benjamin Mendy is due to resume this morning (October 20). Manchester City player Mendy, 28, denies seven counts of rape against four women, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault.

The offences are alleged to have taken place at his mansion between October 2018 and August last year, and relate to six women. Mr Mendy's co-accused Louis Saha Matturie, 41, from Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault, allegations relating to seven women.

The trial resumed this week after it had been paused for two weeks after two jurors contracted Covid. The trial did not sit last week because of a pre-arranged break.

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