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A Liverpool football fan, jailed for 10 years in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barman, is spending his first day behind bars in Britain.A Liverpool football fan, jailed for 10 years in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barman, is spending his first day behind bars in Britain.
Michael Shields, 20, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, returned on Thursday to complete his jail sentence and is currently in Wandsworth prison, London.Michael Shields, 20, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, returned on Thursday to complete his jail sentence and is currently in Wandsworth prison, London.
However, Shields may be transferred to a jail in the north west once assessments are completed.However, Shields may be transferred to a jail in the north west once assessments are completed.
He has always denied being involved in the barman attack in May 2005. Bulgarian officials allowed Shields to return after a £90,000 fine was paid.
Officials allowed Shields, who had been in Bulgaria after watching his team win the Champions League in Turkey, to return after a £90,000 fine was paid.
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He was jailed in July 2005 for the attempted murder of barman Martin Georgiev, who had a paving slab dropped on his head in the Black Sea resort of Varna.He was jailed in July 2005 for the attempted murder of barman Martin Georgiev, who had a paving slab dropped on his head in the Black Sea resort of Varna.
Shields had been holidaying in Bulgaria after travelling from neighbouring Turkey, where he had watched on TV as his team beat AC Milan in the Champions League Final in Istanbul in May.Shields had been holidaying in Bulgaria after travelling from neighbouring Turkey, where he had watched on TV as his team beat AC Milan in the Champions League Final in Istanbul in May.
He has always protested his innocence and told the court he was asleep at the time of the incident.
Another Liverpool man, 20-year-old Graham Sankey, made a written confession to the attack, although his solicitor now insists his client was referring to a different brawl.Another Liverpool man, 20-year-old Graham Sankey, made a written confession to the attack, although his solicitor now insists his client was referring to a different brawl.
The £90,000 fine which Bulgarian authorities had requested in order to authorise his transfer to the UK was paid in October, after a high-profile fundraising campaign by the family and supporters.The £90,000 fine which Bulgarian authorities had requested in order to authorise his transfer to the UK was paid in October, after a high-profile fundraising campaign by the family and supporters.
In a fight to clear Shields' name, his solicitor has now lodged his case with the European court of human rights. Shields denies being involved in the barman attack in May 2005 and claims he was asleep at the time.
In a fight to clear Shields' name, his solicitor has now lodged his case with the European Court of Human Rights.