Ryan Giggs' ex-girlfriend was 'slave to his needs', court hears

The ex-girlfriend of Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has told a court she became "a slave to his every need and every demand".

Mr Giggs, 48, denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against Kate Greville, 36, between August 2017 and November 2020, assaulting her, causing actual bodily harm and the common assault of her younger sister.

Giving evidence, Ms Greville told Chris Daw QC, cross-examining, that when Mr Giggs told her to do something she would do it.

She said: "He made me feel like I had to do what he said otherwise there were consequences."

Ms Greville agreed that she has made a number of witness statements to police following the alleged assault in November 2020, including two in the last week.

Mr Daw asked: "In the course of those statements, did you tell the police the whole truth?" She replied: "100%."

Mr Daw said: "Have you ever told any lies to the police about anything?" "No," she said.

The barrister went on: "Have you ever told lies to anyone else - your family and friends - in relation to this case?" She repeated: "No."

Mr Daw said: "It's your position, is it not, that in effect he almost manipulated you into entering a relationship in the first place - a degree of mind games?"

Ms Greville said: "I was in a vulnerable position and he played on it."

Mr Daw said: "This was not just two consenting adults, both equally married at the time, who embarked on an affair?"

The witness replied: "There was a degree of imbalance on my side because of the situation I was in with my ex-husband."

She told the court that Mr Giggs's alleged controlling behaviour also affected her friendships and that "he isolated me from certain people".

She added he also "interfered with my ability to interact with my family".

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