{"id":187972,"date":"2024-06-07T15:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/07\/man-convicted-of-headbutting-man-u-legend\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:09:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:09:03","slug":"man-convicted-of-headbutting-man-u-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/07\/man-convicted-of-headbutting-man-u-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Convicted Of Headbutting Man U Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Forty-three-year-old man was convicted yesterday for headbutting former Manchester United captain, Roy Keane, following a Premier League match.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Law was found guilty of assault following a trial at Highbury Magistrates\u2019 Court. The incident took place on Sept 3, 2023 after Arsenal\u2019s 3-1 win over United at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>The television pundit was forcefully headbutted near doors at the Emirates while on his way to complete the match analysis after a United goal was disallowed towards the end of the game. Keane suffered further bruising to his left arm.<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United midfielder, Roy Keane, was attacked before completing his match analysis for the game against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gratuitous and senseless act of violence was completely unacceptable,\u201d Kevin Christie, Crown Prosecution Service, London North Football Lead Prosecutor, said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen anyone attends a football match, either to work or to support a team, they should be able to feel safe and secure in that environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Crown Prosecution Service works in close partnership with the police to ensure that all perpetrators of violence at football grounds are brought to justice,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The defence team accused Keane of elbowing Law in the face, citing CCTV footage from inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Detective Constable, Phil Dickinson, who was in charge of the case, said, \u201cThere may have been contact, but it does not look like a deliberate elbow to the face in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A Forty-three-year-old man was convicted yesterday for headbutting former Manchester United captain, Roy Keane, following a Premier League match. 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