rsenal star Reiss Nelson is going through disruption to the beginning of subsequent season after his trial over an alleged harmful canine assault was delayed for a 12 months.
The 23-year-old winger arrived at courtroom on Monday morning anticipating to face trial over an alleged assault on his therapeutic massage therapist at his north London home.
However the plan to carry the trial was deserted as extra proof is being gathered, with the three-day case as an alternative being re-set for August 12 subsequent 12 months.
This means the trial is prone to coincide with the beginning of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Nelson was in courtroom on Monday, and after it turned clear an adjournment was inevitable he requested for the case to be listed in June or July 2024 throughout the soccer summer season break.
It is alleged Nelson was accountable for a canine assault on therapeutic massage therapist Saeid Motaali on December 2, 2020.
The canine, Tiago, is claimed to have injured Mr Motaali’s foot. Nelson denies being in control of a canine which induced damage while dangerously uncontrolled.
The footballer’s trial had been shifted to the outdated Hendon magistrates courtroom after doubtlessly harmful RAAC concrete was found at Harrow crown courtroom.
Reiss Nelson arrives at courtroom
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The courthouse, which was in-built 1991, has now been shut down for as much as 9 months in order that restore work could be finished to make the building secure.
Nelson, dressed all in black, used his arms to defend his face as he was escorted into courtroom on Monday morning.
One member of his entourage needed to stand for the listening to because the decide adjourned the case, after courtroom workers tried to seek out additional chairs to accommodate press and public within the small courtroom.
Nelson performed for Arsenal yesterday in his crew’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United, approaching as a second half substitute.
