Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and controlling or coercive behaviour after an alleged row at his £1.7m mansion.
Wales manager Giggs, 47, is accused of causing actual bodily harm to PR worker Kate Greville, 36, at the property in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in November.
He faces an additional charge of coercive and controlling behaviour between December 2017 and November 2020.
Giggs has also been charged with the common assault of a woman in her 20s during the same alleged incident.
He will appear on bail at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court next Wednesday, April 28, said Greater Manchester Police.
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville and controlling or coercive behaviour after an alleged row at his £1.7m mansion
Giggs and Kate Greville pictured together on holiday in Ravello, Italy, back in 2018
Giggs is accused of causing actual bodily harm to PR worker Kate Greville, 36, at the property in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in November
Ryan Giggs’ ex-girlfriend Kate Greville was spotted walking in the days after the alleged assault with a bruised lip (circled)
The PR executive walked with a friend and her Labrador, Mac, two weeks after the ‘disturbance,’ at the home she shared with Giggs in Worsley, Salford
Giggs stepped back from his role as manager of Wales’ national football team amid the ongoing police investigation
A CPS spokesman said: ‘We have authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Ryan Giggs with engaging in behaviour which was controlling or coercive and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
‘A charge of assault by beating relating to a second woman has also been authorised. Mr Giggs will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 28th April.
‘The CPS made the decision to charge Mr Giggs after reviewing a file of evidence from Greater Manchester Police.
‘Criminal proceedings are active and nothing should be published that could jeopardise the defendant’s right to a fair trial.’
Greater Manchester Police said Giggs was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm against a woman in her 30s and the common assault of a woman in her 20s.
Both assault charges relate to an incident on November 1 last year, which is understood to have happened at Giggs’ home in Worsley near Salford. The older woman was treated for injuries at the scene.
Giggs has been released on bail ahead of the court appearance.
The star denies all claims of assault made against him.
The two first met in 2013 after Kate helped promote his Hotel Football venue, launched with ex-United teammate Gary Neville.
Giggs went public with the relationship with Ms Greville in 2018 after whisking her away for a holiday in Italy, eight months after his divorce.
The two first met in 2013 after Kate helped promote his Hotel Football venue, launched with ex-United teammate Gary Neville.
Giggs and his ex-wife Stacey divorced in December 2017.
The 47-year-old, who is manager of the Welsh national team, has missed his country’s recent Nations League fixtures, following his arrest late last year
The former winger won 64 caps for Wales and had a glittering playing career with Manchester United, winning 13 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups and three League Cups
They finalised a £40million settlement after he cheated on her with model and Big Brother star Imogen Thomas during their 10-year marriage.
His relationship with the reality TV star led to a super-injunction scandal when the married footballer successfully applied to the high court to prevent any details of the affair he’d allegedly had with her from being made public.
But MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name the footballer as Giggs in a Commons debate.
Giggs also had an eight-year relationship with his brother Rhodri’s partner Natasha throughout the duration of his marriage, during which time his wife Stacey Giggs had been pregnant with their two children.
The affair was first revealed in June 2011 when Rhodri’s wife Natasha admitted to secretly sleeping with the former star winger in an interview with a Sunday paper.
She claimed she had aborted Ryan’s baby just weeks before she got married to Rhodri in Las Vegas.
The affair split the family apart, with brother Rhodri Giggs falling out with his brother and mother, who reportedly sided with Ryan after the affair.
The Wales manager apologised to his brother for the betrayal weeks after the affair was revealed, saying he ‘wasn’t thinking’, but Rhodri said the apology was just hollow words.
The 47-year-old, who is manager of the Welsh national team, has missed his country’s recent Nations League fixtures, following his arrest late last year.
Robert Page was put in caretaker charge in his absence.
The former winger won 64 caps for Wales and had a glittering playing career with Manchester United, winning 13 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups and three League Cups.
He is also a co-owner of League Two side Salford City.
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