Ex-Man United Defender, Patrice Evra Bags Jail Term For Abandoning Family
- Court imposes suspended 12-month sentence
- Owes over £800,000 in alimony
- Must also pay legal fees of €2,000
Former Manchester United defender and France International, Patrice Evra has been given a suspended 12-month prison sentence for alleged family abandonment.
According to the French Daily newspaper covering both international and national news, Le Parisien, Evra has been given a suspended 12-month prison sentence after being found guilty of abandoning his family for two years.
The 43-year-old Evra is alleged to owe over £800,000 ($1m) in alimony payments to Sandra Evra and their two children.
However, the sentence has been suspended for two years but the former left-back must also pay €4,000 (£3,300/$4,300) for moral damages and €2,000 (£1,600/$2,100) for legal costs.
Meanwhile, Evra, who served as captain for both Manchester United and the France national team in his active playing days, has appealed the verdict. The pair split in 2020 and divorce proceedings began but have not been finalised.
In his reaction to the development, Evra’s lawyer, Jerome Boursican said; “Mr Patrice Evra filed an appeal, knowing that he provided his wife with an apartment, a house with a swimming pool in the south of France and that he lent her almost two million euros for her daily life. A sum that she refuses to return, which is the reason for this trial.”
Going forward, Evra and his soon-to-be ex-wife will continue to fight this out through the courts. But it remains to be seen when his appeal will be heard.
In the meantime, Evra has another family; he is engaged to Margaux Alexandra and they have two children. Among the clubs that Evra donned their colours during his illustrious footballing career were Marseille, Juventus, Nice, Monaco, and West Ham United.
