Ex Arsenal striker, Nicklas
Bendtner, will spend 50 days in jail after dropping his appeal against an
assault conviction.
Earlier this month, the
Danish footballer, 30, was found guilty of beating and kicking a cab driver in
the Danish capital on September 9. He admitted to hitting the man but said he
had acted in self-defense after a quarrel over the fare.
The incident took place in
September. At trial, the City Court of Copenhagen was shown CCTV footage in
which it appeared Bendtner struck the driver in the face.
Bendtner, who currently
plays for Norwegian side Rosenborg, was sentenced to 50 days in prison and
fined 1,500 kroner (£179).
His lawyer Anders Nemeth
confirmed that Bendtner agreed with the attorney general in Copenhagen to drop
his appeal, but will serve the sentence at his home in Denmark, under
“intensive surveillance” with an electronic tag.
But it’s yet unknown when
he will serve the sentence.
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