HARRY Maguire was arrested in Mykonos after he allegedly lashed out in a fury when sister Daisy was stabbed in the arm. Witnesses say he mistook plain-clothes cops for a gang that had targeted them. It is claimed the Man Utd ace tried to bribe officers, saying: “How much do you want?” But Maguire and […]
HARRY Maguire was arrested in Mykonos after he allegedly lashed out in a fury when sister Daisy was stabbed in the arm.
Witnesses say he mistook plain-clothes cops for a gang that had targeted them.
It is claimed the Man Utd ace tried to bribe officers, saying: “How much do you want?” But Maguire and the others will say they were not offering a bribe but trying to find out how much they could be fined.
The United skipper, 27, appeared in court yesterday after he was arrested early on Friday with two other men.
Witnesses say a brawl broke out after Maguire, Daisy and friends left a bar on the Greek island where they had been repeatedly taunted by rival fans.
Daisy is said to have suffered a “stab wound” to her arm — and furious Maguire rushed to her defence.
One witness claimed: “Harry went spare after seeing the blood on his sister and then it all kicked off big style.
“It was a nasty wound. Harry reacted just like anyone would if they saw a member of their family being attacked.”
Plain-clothes officers who patrol the area and enforce a Covid-19 curfew rushed to stop the brawl — but Harry is said to have mistaken the police for the attackers and lashed out at them.
The witness added: “Once Harry realised the police were not part of the original group he tried to explain what had happened. But because one of the officers had been hurt they weren’t having it and he was taken to the station with the others.”
As Maguire was led away he is alleged to have asked the police how much they wanted to let him go saying he would pay whatever they wanted.
But sources say Maguire and friends insist they were merely trying to find out how much they could be fined.
One source said: “Harry will do anything to protect his family which is why he was so angry when he saw his sister being attacked. He’s a genuine family-orientated man and he felt he needed to protect her. He was only doing what others would have done.”
Yesterday, England defender Maguire appeared before a prosecutor on the neighbouring island of Syros where he pleaded not guilty to assault, verbal abuse and attempting to bribe police.
As he left court Maguire refused to comment but his lawyer said he was a “free man”. It is believed a condition of his and the others’ release was that they apologised. Maguire was last night heading back to Britain on a private jet.
It is claimed the brawl broke out after Maguire was targeted for the second night running by a group who kept up a string of obscene and offensive chants about Manchester United, including sick references to the 1958 Munich air disaster.
Maguire had been waiting with Daisy and friends for a lift back to where they were staying when fighting started just after midnight.
Local police said two officers had suffered slight injuries during the arrest outside the Cosi Bar.
The brawl came after three days of partying by dad-of-two Maguire.
He was on the island with fiancee Fern Hawkins — jetting in after Manchester United lost the Europa Cup final against Sevilla last Sunday.
United moved quickly to protect their £190,000 a week star, signed from Leicester for £85million — a world record fee for a defender.
His initial legal team were swiftly replaced by two top Athens lawyers who flew in early yesterday morning for the Syros hearing.
They were accompanied by Maguire’s dad Alan. He brought a change of clothes for his son, who had spent the previous night in a stifling police cell with no air conditioning.
It is thought the other two men arrested with Maguire, aged 28 and 29, have also returned to Britain.
If convicted all three could face up to three years jail.
Manchester United said yesterday: “Harry has pleaded not guilty. It would be inappropriate for the player or club to comment further.”
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