CNN —England international rugby player Billy Vunipola has been fined and handed a suspended four-month prison sentence after resisting arrest at a nightclub in Mallorca, a Spanish court said on Monday.
He was charged with serious disobedience to an authority and resisting arrest, according to the court sentence document seen by CNN.
“The accused admitted that he was in a nightclub in Palma where some police officers came because of a fight,” the court statement said.
The 31-year-old also confirmed that he had been charged with resisting the law and had paid a €240 fine.
According to the three-page court sentence document, Vunipola admitted that he had not followed police orders and subsequently caused an injury to an officer’s right wrist and hand, requiring medical attention.
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Locations:
Mallorca, Palma, Palma ., Spain, France