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Harry Maguire handed 15-month suspended sentence for 2020 Mykonos brawl

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England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire ⁠has been handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence by a Greek ‌court over a 2020 incident in Mykonos, ‌Sky Sports reported on Wednesday.

[p]In ‌2020, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maguire-harry/xG8v3YRA/"]Maguire[/a] was found guilty of repeated ‌bodily harm, attempted bribery and violence ‌against public employees after his arrest in a brawl in which two ‌police officers were assaulted.[/p][p][b]Maguire, who ⁠was detained ‌for two days following the incident and ​denied any wrongdoing, was handed a suspended prison sentence of ​21 months and 10 days but was granted a full retrial after ⁠appealing against ​Greek court convictions on multiple charges.[/b][/p][embed guid="42fc2ed8-aaa3-443b-b528-b32b2a2d7cde" url="https://x.com/BBCSport/status/2029216151159390587" social-type="twitter" /][p]In accordance with the Greek judicial process, the filing nullified Maguire's conviction before ‌a full retrial in a more senior court. His retrial was postponed many times.[/p][p][b]Maguire faced allegations of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. The 32-year-old was convicted on all three counts but will face no prison time. His legal team ‌will appeal against the guilty ​verdict, Sky Sports reported.[/b][/p][p]Maguire's brother Joe ‌and friend Christopher Sharman were also found guilty of offences related to the incident and received suspended prison sentences in 2020. They ⁠also denied ⁠any wrongdoing.[/p]

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