Rugby star Stuart Hogg sentenced for domestic abuse

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Former Scotland rugby national skipper Stuart Hogg has been fixed a one-year assemblage payback bid aft helium admitted a home maltreatment complaint against his estranged wife.

The 32-year-old was antecedently given a five-year non-harassment bid and fined £600 aft breaching bail conditions.

He had admitted shouting and swearing and acting successful an abusive mode towards his woman Gillian.

Appearing astatine Selkirk Sheriff Court, helium was fixed a payback bid and the non-harassment bid was imposed again.

Last year, Hogg, who plays for Montpellier, admitted a azygous complaint which related to repeated abusive behaviour towards his present estranged wife.

Over a five-year period, up to August past year, helium engaged successful a people of behaviour which caused her fearfulness oregon alarm.

The tribunal antecedently heard however helium regularly shouted and swore astatine his woman portion they lived successful Hawick, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile they lived successful Exeter erstwhile Hogg played for Exeter Chiefs.

The complaint besides progressive Hogg monitoring his wife's movements done the Find My Phone app aft they had divided up successful 2023, and him sending her sometimes hundreds of substance messages successful the abstraction of a fewer hours.

The erstwhile Glasgow Warriors fullback amassed a period of elder caps for his state and was progressive successful 3 British and Irish Lions tours.

He remains 1 of Scotland's all-time starring effort scorers and was awarded an MBE successful the 2024 New Year honours database for services to rugby union.

Hogg came retired of status past summertime to motion a two-year declaration with Montpellier.

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