Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs is set to go on trial next week accused of controlling and coercive behaviour... seven months after he was originally due to face allegations
* Ryan Giggs was originally scheduled to face a number of allegations in January
* The trial was recently pushed back due to asbestos concerns in the court
* Some urgent cases have been transferred to the city's other crown court
* The 48-year-old ex-footballer Giggs has pleaded not guilty to all charges
Ryan Giggs will stand trial next week accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his ex-partner.
The former Manchester United star was originally due to face a number of allegations in January, however, proceedings were put back to Monday.
And an asbestos alert at Manchester Crown Court, which saw the building closed, prompted worries that the trial could face another delay.
A potential site of the carcinogen was discovered in a basement of the court, which was built in the 1960s.
Former Man United star Ryan Giggs' trial will start next week and is scheduled to last two weeks. A potential site of asbestos was discovered in a basement of Manchester Crown Court. Giggs, 48, has pleaded not guilty to the controlling behaviour of his ex-partner
Some urgent cases have been transferred to the city's other crown court at Minshull Street, with others switched to Bolton.
It was announced on Wednesday that the first day of Giggs' case would be shifted to another court in the city, before resuming at the original planned venue.
Giggs, 48, has pleaded not guilty to the controlling behaviour of his ex-partner, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating of her sister.
Following the allegations, he stepped down from his role as Wales manager earlier this year.
The trial is scheduled to last for two weeks.
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