Harry Maguire given 15-month suspended sentence over Greece holiday incident

Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence by a Greek court following an incident while holidaying in Myokonos in August 2020.

At the time, the Manchester United and England defender was found guilty of repeated bodily harm as well as attempted bribery and violence against public employees after his arrest in a brawl in which two police officers were assaulted.

Maguire was detained by Greek police for two days following the incident and denied any wrongdoing.

In August 2020 he was initially handed a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days but was granted a full retrial after appealing against Greek court convictions on multiple charges.

In accordance with the Greek judicial process, the filing nullified Maguire’s conviction before a full retrial in a more senior court. His retrial was postponed four times between 2023 and 2025 before it restarted on Wednesday.

And following that long-awaited retrial the 32-year-old was found guilty of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery – something he will appeal.

The decision to appeal to a higher court will have the effect of quashing this new judgement, as was the case when Maguire appealed against the first sentence in 2020.

Maguire’s brother Joe and friend Christopher Sharman were also found guilty of offences related to the incident and received suspended prison sentences in 2020. They also denied any wrongdoing.