FORMER West Ham defender Calum Davenport was cleared today of head-butting and trying to throttle his sister during a drunken row in which he allegedly called her a "form of cancer".
Davenport was accused of launching the ferocious attack on his 28-year-old sister Cara after being told she was pregnant again.
During his trial at Luton Crown Court, it was claimed that, on August 22 last year, a heated row broke out between the pair about how she was financially going to support her second child once it was born.
The 27-year-old footballer was accused of calling his sister a "form of cancer" and a "whore" before allegedly grabbing her by the throat and bundling her to the ground.
Prosecutor Beverly Cripps claimed he then head-butted his seven-weeks pregnant sister and bit her cheek.
Today, the former England under-21 international, who has also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, was found not guilty by a jury at Luton Crown Court of actual bodily harm.
During his trial at Luton Crown Court, it was claimed that, on August 22 last year, a heated row broke out between the pair about how she was financially going to support her second child once it was born.
The 27-year-old footballer was accused of calling his sister a "form of cancer" and a "whore" before allegedly grabbing her by the throat and bundling her to the ground.
Prosecutor Beverly Cripps claimed he then head-butted his seven-weeks pregnant sister and bit her cheek.
Today, the former England under-21 international, who has also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, was found not guilty by a jury at Luton Crown Court of actual bodily harm.
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