{"id":8857,"date":"2026-07-15T04:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/former-liverpool-star-jordan-ibe-pulled-braid-from-ex-girlfriends-head-in-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:33:20","slug":"former-liverpool-star-jordan-ibe-pulled-braid-from-ex-girlfriends-head-in-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/former-liverpool-star-jordan-ibe-pulled-braid-from-ex-girlfriends-head-in-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Liverpool star Jordan Ibe &#8216;pulled braid&#8217; from ex-girlfriend\u2019s head in assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_feca84\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The footballer changed his plea to guilty at Croydon Magistrates&#8217; Court as the court heard that his ex partner has been left &#8216;feeling emotionally drained and upset&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"30336830\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article30336830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_JS68819556.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article30336830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_JS68819556.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article30336830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_JS68819556.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article30336830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_JS68819556.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The former Liverpool player changed his plea to guilty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The former Liverpool player changed his plea to guilty<cite aria-label=\"Image: Liverpool Echo\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe pulled a braid out of his ex-girlfriend\u2019s head during an argument, a court heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/jordon-ibe-liverpool-lokomotiv-sofia-36254646\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Ibe<\/a>, 30, appeared in court in relation to an <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/liverpool-jordon-ibe-arrest-assault-36723871\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">assault outside his former girlfriend Amie Mayson&#8217;s home<\/a> in Lambeth, south London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Croydon Magistrates\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/four-teens-charged-12-counts-37417857\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Court<\/a> heard Ibe and Ms Mayson were arguing on December 14 when Ms Mayson demanded that Ibe repaid her money she claimed he owed her.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-32682147\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32682147\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jordan Ibe coming on for Ebbsfleet\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32682147.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jordan-Ibe-made-his-National-League-debut-for-Ebbsfleet-on-Saturday.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32682147.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Jordan-Ibe-made-his-National-League-debut-for-Ebbsfleet-on-Saturday.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32682147.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Jordan-Ibe-made-his-National-League-debut-for-Ebbsfleet-on-Saturday.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32682147.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jordan-Ibe-made-his-National-League-debut-for-Ebbsfleet-on-Saturday.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ibe will appear in court again in September\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ibe will appear in court again in September<cite aria-label=\"Image: TNT Sports\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: TNT Sports)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ibe held a bag containing drinks, snacks and flowers, but when Ms Mayson threw muffins on the floor and called Ibe a \u201cdruggy\u201d, he grabbed her by her hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ibe made 41 appearances for Liverpool before spells at AFC Bournemouth, Derby County and Birmingham City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The court was told that he pulled a braid from Ms Mayson&#8217;s head leaving her with a bald patch, reports the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/former-liverpool-fc-player-pulled-34291036\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Echo.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A victim statement from February, read to the court on Tuesday, July 14 said that Ms Mayson was deeply affected by the attack, impacting her confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It read: \u201cLooking in the mirror is very distressing for me, the injury is a constant reminder of what happened and often leaves me feeling emotionally drained and upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In March, Ibe denied the charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. However, on Tuesday he changed his plea to guilty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ibe donned a black jacket and trousers in the dock and spoke to confirm his personal details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He got his postcode wrong and told the court: \u201cSorry, I\u2019m a bit nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">District Judge Polly Gledhill told the court: \u201cWe are in community order territory and I am going to ask for a pre-sentence report. I am not ruling anything out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gledhill urged Ibe to be \u201cas honest and open\u201d with probation as possible ahead of his sentencing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The footballer was bailed with conditions not to contact Ms Mayson or to go to her address.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ibe, who lives between Chislehurst, south-east London, and Bulgaria, is due to be sentenced at the same court on September 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/jordan-ibe-assault-ex-girlfriend-37432209\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The footballer changed his plea to guilty at Croydon Magistrates&#8217; Court as the court heard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1_JS68819556.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}