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Man admits footballer stab attack | Man admits footballer stab attack |
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A man has admitted stabbing Premier League footballer Calum Davenport in the legs in an attack in Bedfordshire. | A man has admitted stabbing Premier League footballer Calum Davenport in the legs in an attack in Bedfordshire. |
Worrell Whitehurst, 25, from Derby, pleaded guilty at Luton Crown Court to causing grievous bodily harm. | |
The West Ham player, 26, needed surgery after being stabbed in both legs at his mother's home in Kempston on 22 August. | |
Whitehurst, who is the boyfriend of Mr Davenport's sister, also admitted wounding Davenport's mother, Kim Stupple, 49. | |
Whitehurst faces a substantial prison sentence, Judge John Bevan QC told the court. | |
He will be sentenced at a later date. | He will be sentenced at a later date. |
Davenport was left with a 15-inch scar on his leg after the attack but has recently returned to light training after surgery. | Davenport was left with a 15-inch scar on his leg after the attack but has recently returned to light training after surgery. |