Ryan Giggs Assault Trial: Ex-Girlfriend Details 'Red Flags'

A UK court on Tuesday heard the ex-girlfriend of former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs tearfully recount years of "aggressive" and manipulative behaviour by the footballer at his trial for assaulting and coercively controlling her. On the second day of the high-profile trial, the jury watched footage of a police interview with Giggs's former partner, Kate Greville, given in November 2020 after police were called to the couple's home following an incident.  At times tearfully, she described what she called a "pattern" of controlling behaviour and said it had driven her, at one point, to feel suicidal.

Giggs, 48, who until recently served as coach of the Wales national team, was sitting in the dock at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday. He denies the charges, which could lead to a five-year jail term.

The jury has heard that Giggs subjected his former partner to a "litany of abuse, both physical and psychological", revealing a "sinister side to his character".

Greville, 36, a PR agent who met Giggs through her job, said she "was madly in love with him" but "there were definitely red flags" from the start. The prosecution says that Giggs on 1 November, 2020, deliberately headbutted Greville, bruising her lip, and also deliberately elbowed her sister in the jaw when she intervened.

Giggs's lawyer, Chris Daw, said Monday that the footballer "used no unlawful violence", while saying his client acknowledged his behaviour "on a moral level was far from perfect".

Greville detailed her numerous suspicions of his infidelity, saying Giggs repeatedly responded with aggressive denial, blocking her number and giving her the "silent treatment", before begging to get back with her.

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