{"id":3243,"date":"2026-10-29T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/alleged-assault-ivan-toney-to-stand-trial-in-june-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:00:45","slug":"alleged-assault-ivan-toney-to-stand-trial-in-june-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/alleged-assault-ivan-toney-to-stand-trial-in-june-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged assault: Ivan Toney to stand trial in June 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England striker Ivan Toney will face trial over an alleged assault at a nightclub in June 2028, it was announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old, who plays for Saudi club Al-Ahli, is accused of headbutting and punching Saber Da Silva at a club in the Soho area of central London last December.<\/p>\n

Toney appeared at London\u2019s Southwark Crown Court on Thursday and formally entered a not guilty plea to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.<\/p>\n

During the five-minute hearing, a provisional trial date was set for the same court on June 12, 2028 by Judge Christopher Hehir, who told Toney he was \u201csorry\u201d about the delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a long way in advance and I\u2019m sorry about that,\u201d said Hehir. \u201cAs you may know, the crown courts are operating under a great deal of pressure. We have got a massive backlog of work for various reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toney was released on unconditional bail after the brief hearing.<\/p>\n

An earlier hearing was told the alleged assault happened at the 100 Wardour Street club during a confrontation between the defendant and Da Silva.<\/p>\n

It was heard the two men \u201csquared up to each other\u201d, before Toney allegedly \u201clunged forward and headbutted the complainant, followed by a few punches\u201d.<\/p>\n

The former Brentford player has played for England 10 times, scoring one goal. He was a member of the 2026 World Cup squad but is not in the latest Nations League squad.<\/p>\n

AFP<\/p>\n

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