Anthony Gelling in action for Warrington Wolves
FORMER Warrington Wolves star Anthony Gelling took ‘angry pills’ before punching his wife in the face and leaving her with broken bones, a court has heard.
The 30-year-old rugby player has gone on trial today, Thursday, accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on his ex-partner Toni Mackey.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that a domestic incident erupted between the pair at their home on Cronton Lane Mews in Widnes before the Wire’s Super League game with St Helens on February 6 last year.
Prosecution barrister Kevin Slack told the jury that the couple, who had been in a relationship for around three years, ‘had not been getting on well’ on the morning of the alleged assault.