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| West Ham United footballer Calum Davenport has been charged with assault following an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire. | West Ham United footballer Calum Davenport has been charged with assault following an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs in Bedfordshire. |
| The former Coventry and Spurs star was stabbed in the legs in an incident at his mother's home in Kempston in September this year. | The former Coventry and Spurs star was stabbed in the legs in an incident at his mother's home in Kempston in September this year. |
| The 26-year-old, who denies any wrong doing, spent six days in intensive care in Bedford Hospital after the incident. | |
| He has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm on a woman. | He has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm on a woman. |
| Mr Davenport, of Moor View Close, Greenfield, Flitton, Bedfordshire, is currently on bail to appear at Bedford Magistrates' Court on 10 November. | |
| In a statement issued by his PR company, Mr Davenport said: "I am deeply shocked and disappointed at the decision that has been made to charge me with assault. | |
| "I deny any wrong doing and will plead not guilty. For legal reasons I am unable to discuss the matter further at this time." | |
| Worrell Whitehurst, 25, has appeared in court charged with attacking the central defender as well as his mother, 49-year-old Kim Stupple, in the driveway of her home in Springfield Avenue, in August. |