Overview
- Merseyside Police charged Joey Barton, 43, and Gary O’Grady, 50, in connection with a March 8 assault near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club.
- Prosecutors told magistrates they would amend the initial Section 18 wounding with intent charge to assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.
- Barton was refused bail and remanded in custody, while O’Grady received conditional bail with orders to avoid contact with the complainant and not enter the golf club.
- The alleged victim, named in court as Kevin Lynch, 51, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, with concern he could lose sight in one eye.
- Court reporting described CCTV and witness accounts of a heated exchange inside the clubhouse followed by an assault outside, as police continue scene enquiries.