Stuart MacGill

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'I did not swear once': Stuart MacGill denies intimidation (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill has denied intimidating a best friend's former fiancee, telling a court he had pointed at her in a Sydney pub to say he ...

The prosecutor said MacGill told police that Ford had started to “follow” them, to which MacGill replied, “approaching would probably be a better word ... I thought he was dead, and then he was alive, and then we were happy and then this happened,” MacGill said. He said Ford started walking towards them, and he told her to “go away, leave us alone”. “Steve had an AVO against him, and he wasn’t allowed to be anywhere near her, and it was bad. “I said to Samantha ... He said a female bar worker asked Kerlin and Ford to leave, but they didn’t. In the witness box on Tuesday, MacGill said he had been concerned about Kerlin, one of his best friends, as his break-up with Ford was “messing him around”. I was happy to the point of singing, probably,” MacGill said. However, Ford and Kerlin had both left at this point. “I didn’t swear,” MacGill said. I pointed at her ... “The morning had been horrible.

Ex-cricketer Stuart MacGill describes day of confrontation as ... (ABC News)

Stuart MacGill is giving evidence in the Downing Centre Local Court after denying stalking and intimidating his best friend's ex-girlfriend.

"You were angry at her ... I was really up and down all day, I probably started crying again." Ms Ford yesterday told the court Mr MacGill was the main antagonist and repeatedly swore at her and stood over her in the pub. During the argument, he admitted he pointed at Ms Ford and told her he was calling the police. He said the argument "escalated pretty quickly" and became "quite animated" before Ms Ford and Mr Kerlin were told to leave by a staff member. Mr MacGill said Mr Kerlin continued to swear, but the only thing he said to Ms Ford was "go away, leave us alone" when she started walking towards them.

'I'm a sportsman, not a wordsmith': Stuart MacGill denies lying to police (9News)

Former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill is accused of stalked and verbally intimidating his friend's ex.

we needed to move out of that situation," MacGill said. Minutes later, a bartender at the hotel was telling Kerlin and Ford to leave following a loud argument MacGill said he was only "on the periphery" of. "I rang on the doorbell and he came to the door in his pyjamas and I started crying," MacGill said.

Inside cricketer's alleged booze-fuelled tirade (NEWS.com.au)

Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has denied lying to police after he was accused of drunkenly screaming profanities at his best friend's ex-fiancee and ...

“I don’t want anything to do with her,” Mr MacGill told the court. When questioned, Mr MacGill defended the difference between his oral evidence and a previous statement to police which he said he made to “protect Steve”. The former spin bowler admitted he “wasn’t sober” but said he “wasn’t heavily intoxicated” at the time of the altercation. “I said to Samantha that “That’s it, I’m calling the police” and I pointed at her,” he said. He said the police allegation he used abusive language was “an absolute fabrication”. “It was bad, it was all bad, it wasn’t good.”

Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill accused of stalking and ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The Sydney woman, who was known to Stuart MacGill, told the court she felt intimidated and threatened by the former test cricketer.

it just got louder," Mr Bourke told the court. off you c...', then he said he was going to call the police, and he said 'you're going down, you're not welcome here'," Ms Ford said. * "(MacGill) came up first, and said something like 'f...

Cricket star Stuart MacGill tells court of drinking bout before ... (Daily Mail)

Former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill shed tears of joy before drinking six or seven bourbon and cokes in an hour-and-a-half and allegedly intimidating one ...

we needed to move out of that situation,' MacGill said. MacGill told the court he did not call triple zero, believing the incident over after Kerlin and Ms Ford left the hotel. '(MacGill) came up first, and said something like 'f*** off you c***', then he said he was going to call the police, and he said 'you're going down, you're not welcome here',' Ms Ford said. Minutes later, a bartender at the hotel was telling Kerlin and Ms Ford to leave following a loud argument MacGill said he was only 'on the periphery' of. Ms Ford then began approaching and MacGill told her to go away, he said. 'I rang on the doorbell and he came to the door in his pyjamas and I started crying,' MacGill said.

Former cricketer Stuart MacGill denies claims he swore at a woman ... (Stuff.co.nz)

'Sportsman, not a wordsmith': MacGill has told a Sydney court he did not lie to police in order to protect his friend.

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