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| Liverpool's Raheem Sterling girlfriend assault case collapses | Liverpool's Raheem Sterling girlfriend assault case collapses |
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| Liverpool and England footballer Raheem Sterling has been cleared of assaulting his former girlfriend. | Liverpool and England footballer Raheem Sterling has been cleared of assaulting his former girlfriend. |
| The 18-year-old was accused of attacking 19-year-old model Shana Ann Rose Halliday during an argument after a night out in Manchester. | The 18-year-old was accused of attacking 19-year-old model Shana Ann Rose Halliday during an argument after a night out in Manchester. |
| Mr Sterling, from Woolton, who denied common assault, walked free from court after the case collapsed. | Mr Sterling, from Woolton, who denied common assault, walked free from court after the case collapsed. |
| Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard Miss Halliday's evidence contradicted earlier statements. | Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard Miss Halliday's evidence contradicted earlier statements. |
| The court heard the player and Miss Halliday had gone out for a meal on 8 August but on the drive back to Liverpool an argument started about a text message on Mr Sterling's phone. | The court heard the player and Miss Halliday had gone out for a meal on 8 August but on the drive back to Liverpool an argument started about a text message on Mr Sterling's phone. |
| The prosecution alleged Mr Sterling assaulted her twice in his car, but it then withdrew its case when Miss Halliday failed to support the prosecution's case by giving "disappointing" evidence. | The prosecution alleged Mr Sterling assaulted her twice in his car, but it then withdrew its case when Miss Halliday failed to support the prosecution's case by giving "disappointing" evidence. |
| Mr Sterling, a winger, has appeared for Liverpool 43 times and has one cap for England. | Mr Sterling, a winger, has appeared for Liverpool 43 times and has one cap for England. |
| A Liverpool FC spokesman said the case had been "a private matter for Raheem and as such we will not be making any comment". |