Benjamin Mendy: Manchester City defender again refused bail ahead of trial on charges of alleged rape and sexual assault
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Published 11/10/2021 at 11:45 GMT
The 27-year-old is due to go on trial on January 24 2022, charged with four alleged counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Mendy has been in custody at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool for the last seven weeks following his arrest in August. His co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, is charged with four counts of rape.
Benjamin Mendy has been refused bail
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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial in the new year, having been charged with four counts of rape and one of sexual assault.
The 27-year-old France international has been in custody on remand for the past seven weeks at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool following his arrest in August.
Mendy, who is also suspended by his club, had previously made two bail applications, which had been turned down.
The alleged attacks, on three different women including one under the age of 18, are said to have happened at his Cheshire home.
His co-accused, 40-year-old Louis Saha Matturie of Eccles, Greater Manchester, is charged with four counts of rape. He also remains in custody.
Neither of the defendants have been asked to enter a plea at their previous appearances in court. They are next due at Chester Crown Court for a hearing on November 15, ahead of a trial which is fixed for January 24.
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