For other inquiries, Contact Us. Speed was a . Honestly, no way. They had 'words' in the hours before the father-of-two was found dead at 7am after returning home from a dinner party at a friend's house. At the time, the coach was touring the North West and Midlands, talent-spotting boys, aged nine to 14, for junior football teams. Gary Speed was one of four men to have killed themselves after being coached by football scout Barry Bennell as children, a court heard. His family has previously told the Guardian he did not know at the time about Bennell abusing boys. And it emerged a further 86 complaints were now being probed by cops. The FA has resolved to make sure its current protocols pass muster. Others talk of the overwhelming sense of guilt they'd felt as they watched Bennell groom younger boys to replace them and not spoken out; guilt for their fathers who'd delivered them for coaching to the door of a paedophile every weekend, guilt that they'd never been able to tell their partners the source of their nightmares. Another, a former Crewe youth player died from a drug overdose at 20. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The victim said he wanted to get in touch with Speeds parents because he read in the paper that they had no explanation for his death, and had not been able to get closure. . Former Wales manager Gary Speed was one of four men who went on to take their own lives after being coached by Barry Bennell, a court has heard. The lives of at least four men Bennell trained as children, including Speed, have been cut short. Now 64, Bennell has admitted one charge relating to the latest former Manchester City player to give evidence the fifth in the opening six days of the trial but pleaded not guilty to six other counts involving the same person, including attempted buggery. On a dramatic day: Campaigners and victims likened the scale of Bennell's offending to that of Jimmy Savile at the BBC and accused clubs of putting their reputations ahead of boys' safety; Manchester City revealed it had identified a second abuser operating at the club as part of a 1million 50-year review into sex abuse; Former Wales manager Gary Speed's parents confirmed their son was interviewed by police investigating Bennell but insisted he was never abused. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Gary Speed died, aged 42, on 27 November 2011. During these trips Cliffe was abused 'hundreds' of times. ", He added: "Whether they have taken their lives due to Barry solely I don't know but all I know is how it's had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people.". Get your need-to-know Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Football lost one of its kindest people. The former Wales boss tragically took his own life in 2011 but before his death insisted to officers investigating Bennell that he had never been sexually assaulted. At the same time as that announcement, Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor was appearing on BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme. Barry would abuse one of us, then turn over and abuse the other. At the back is Gary Speed, already marked out as a precocious talent. He has said previously: "I don't think so. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Suddenly, it was a national scandal affecting players in clubs all over Britain. Behind the scenes, nefarious and unaccountable groups are lobbying politic The comments below have been moderated in advance. LEC_CH01(1-10)2ndpas 11/17/2000 11:46 AM Page 1 (Black plate) C H A P T E R 1 HEATING, COOLING, AND LIGHTING AS FORM-GIVERS IN ARCHITECTURE "Two essential qualities of architecture [commodity and delight], handed down from Vitruvius, can be attained more fully when they are seen as continuous, rather than separated, virtues. A Bill to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the years ending 31 March 2023 and 2024 (including, for the year ending 31 March 2023, income); to authorise the issue out of the . The scale of the issue has grown by the day since former Crewe player Andy Woodward waived his anonymity to speak about his abuse at the hands of Bennell. Mae dyn a ddioddefodd dan law Barry Bennell, wedi dweud bod cyn rheolwr pl droed Cymru, Gary Speed, wedi bod mewn cysylltiad 'r hyfforddwr pl droed pan oedd yn bl droediwr ifanc. N Nom Vendeur / Issue Prix [TOP] Vendu Presente-Vendu Presente; 1: Mylaporyours - F12 Jeremy x Kuwinda: Harry Dutfield LEE POWER BLOODSTOCK: 3000.00: 1: 1: 2: Berry Baby - F05 I was a witness On a few occasions, Gary was in the same bed. Men that Barry Bennell assaulted as boys tell Al Jazeera they witnessed talent scout grooming and abusing Gary Speed. ', It can now be revealed that police are investigating up to 86 more victims targeted by the monster (pictured), who has already served jail time for abusing another 16 victims. Honestly, no way. It was there he met his abuser, who joined as coach a few months later. One of his alleged victimstoldLiverpool Crown Court he tried to contact the Gary's parents to tell them about the abuse. Earlier this week, Roger revealed he dreams of his grandsons playing professional football. The ex-Wales manager, who took his own life in 2011, was coached by Bennell as a youth player and reportedly considered one of the convicted paedophile's 'protgs'. Bennell has previously served three jail terms for sex abuse (Image: PA) But we couldn't mention suicide without dealing with the rumours about Gary Speed and Mark Hazeldine. Well, 99.9 percent, yeah. The victim, against whom Bennell has admitted one count of indecent assault, said he played for one of the junior Manchester City teams and was abused by Bennell more than 100 times over a four-year period. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He was then imprisoned nine years in England in 1998 for abusing six young people charges of sexual assault. He said: "I want an apology off Manchester City and anyone else, if possible. The victim told the court he knew of former youth players who had been left "destitute" and with alcohol problems. Bethell, 66, who was the face of SlimFast in the 1990s, assaulted her at his home in Whitstable, Kent, between 2004 and 2008, when she was under 13. Cross-examined by the defence barrister, Eleanor Laws, the man was asked if he had rung the NSPCC line that was set up after Andy Woodwards interview with the Guardian about being another of Bennells victims. ', Her husband, Roger, 74, added: 'I was there every time Gary was with Bennell. The way he spoke to them, it was like baby talk, he was too familiar with them.'. So you have to say there will be hundreds of boys affected'. I am confident that nothing happened. Nine years after the Welsh. By Victoria Ward 13 May. One man told police he'd been abused by Bennell as a child. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The family of Gary Speed has issued a statement asking that "privacy be respected and unwarranted speculation should please cease." following the conviction of Barry Bennell . 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Gary Speed, whose 2011 death sent shockwaves across Britain ' s sports world, was described by Barry Bennell as a "special" child, a euphemism the now 64-year-old used for the boys he. See full bio More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography (by Job) Trailers and Videos Known For What a Crazy World Dave, The Boys (1963) Gary Speed was one of four men coached by Barry Bennell who went on to take their own lives, a court has heard. Bennell, who worked at Manchester City and Crewe, was convicted of 43 offences of abusing 11 boys aged eight to 15. In front of him is Mark Hazeldine, who shared Gary's dreams of footballing glory. F ormer Wales manager Gary Speed was one of four men who went on to kill themselves after being coached by Barry Bennell, a court has heard. Three weeks ago the rumours surfaced again when Speed was named at Liverpool Crown Court as one of four players, coached by Bennell as boys, who had killed themselves. A man who Bennell previously admitted abusing told Liverpool Crown Court that he has tried to contact Speeds parents to tell them about the abuse. At least six footballers have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse following Woodward's revelations. 'It straddles three decades and he's been involved in football all that time. One victim who Bennell admitted to abusing in. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. In 2016, Mark Owens told police Bennell abused him as a child. This led to a QC-led review of whether he did use his position to facilitate the abuse. Former football coach Barry Bennell, 64, has been found guilty of 43 offences including indecent assault, buggery and attempted buggery following a five week trial at Liverpool Crown Court. ', But now the unnamed victim claims he was abused, telling Channel 4 Dispatches: Football's Wall of Silence: 'Barry would abuse one of us then turn over and then abuse the other. The statement was given to The Sunday Times Magazine after a link between the pair emerged following Gary's death in November 2011. Whether they have taken their lives due to Barry solely I dont know but all I know is how its had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people. Almost every victim I spoke to has revealed suicidal thoughts. I saw Gary come and go in Barrys life,he said. Former Wales manager and captain Gary Speed told police that he was not abused by disgraced football coach Barry Bennell, his family has said. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. It will be his fourth jail term for similar crimes. . Gary Speed, the former manager of the Welsh football team, was one of four men coached by Barry Bennell who went on to take their own lives, a court has heard. 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Gary Speed was a top man in UK soccer. The ex-Wales manager, who took his own life in. The court heard he thought Mr Barnes, who played for the club from 1950 to 1961 and died in 2010, and Mike Grimsley, who managed a Manchester City youth team, had known about the abuse carried out by Bennell. The former Crewe youth coach (pictured far right) will be sentenced on Monday. And when all of that built into an unbearable weight, it is understandable that suicide even for a brief moment may have seemed the only way out. Giving evidence at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, a victim of the former youth team football coach said he tried to contact Speed's parents after the Wales manager hanged himself in 2011, aged 42. Prosecuting Bennell in 1998, Lord Carlile of Berriew accused the club of 'brushing it under the carpet'. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Police who later interviewed senior management at City for Florida investigators said the club was 'evasive' when quizzed about the reasons for Bennell's 1985 departure. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. At the time Crewe denied any knowledge of Bennell abusing players and offered its 'deepest sympathies' to all his victims. Roger said he 'knew' Bennell from meeting him at Gary's training, which reportedly took place with youth clubs affiliated to Manchester city. Presenter Barry Bethell had met children while dressed as Santa Claus three months before he was arrested for child sex and pornography offences, it has been revealed. In a statement, the FA said: "The Child Protection in Sport Unit, which has assisted the FA in relation to its safeguarding procedures since 2000, will also be carrying out an independent audit into the FA's current practices to ensure that all practices are at the highest standard. Manchester City is already being sued by at least three former youth players and another is planning legal action against Crewe Alexandra, the Telegraph reported. Gary wouldn't have it. It was reported that Bennell swapped young victims with other paedophiles, including Frank Roper, a football scout who abused England star Paul Stewart. Our findings suggested a fundamental failure in football to protect young players from predatory paedophiles, yet the programme went out to a deafening silence from players, clubs and the authorities. His family issued a statement at when the latest Bennell allegations emerged denying any connection to his death. He said he wanted to get in touch with Speed's parents because he had read in the paper that they had not been able to get closure because they had no explanation for his death. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. Maybe he was naive.'. He hanged himself at just 42, leaving his family, friends and fans devastated. He was widely credited with reigniting Welsh football fortunes and setting them on the road to the 2022 World Cup. Clickhereto upload yours. Serial predator Bennell was found yesterday found guilty of seven more child sex abuse charges taking the total number of convictions to 43 counts against 11 victims. Gary Speed in action for Newcastle United in the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland at St James' Park on August 25, 1999 Life goes on - it has to - but November 27 never gets any easier for. He told Sportsmail: 'You'd hear it on the coaching circuit. 6 killed including kids after throats were slit by strings at kite festival, BBC1's live FA Cup coverage hit by porn noises from mobile hidden by prankster, Major bar chain to close on Mondays and Tuesdays due to rocketing energy bills, Gran's tribute to girl, 4, & mum killed after being hit by racing Audi', News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. I put my job on the line. Gary, 42, left behind his wife, as well as their teenage sons, Tommy and Ed. The victim was aged 11 to 15 at the time and alleges there were more than 100 occasions when he was forced to perform sex acts on Bennell, who the prosecution describe as a devious paedophile. The victim, described by his witness as being one of Barrys favourites, told the jury he wanted the club to accept they were culpable. He is likely to die in prison. Former British football coach Barry Bennell is facing sentence at a UK court on 50 offences of sexual abuse against 12 victims, aged between 8 -15 in the years 1979 and 1990. But his mother Margaret told me that it was while watching TV reports of Bennell's arrest in late 2016 that she made the link. In 2015, he was jailed again for abuse, against David Lean. From 1978 to 1992, Bennell talent-spotted boys aged nine to 14 for junior football teams. The development comes as an Al Jazeera Investigation into the background of a trial has been told that a former premiership footballer, who killed himself at the age of 42, was also almost certainly a child victim of the talent-spotting coach. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He said there was an ongoing civil case against Manchester City. In 1982 Bennell took 12-year-old Mark on a football trip to Spain. According to the latest man to give evidence, Bennell had hundreds of boys passing through his home. The first impressions, he said, were that Bennell was very charismatic, probably the best footballer Id seen in terms of skills. . The second victim added that he assumed there would be a link to the abuse in [Speeds] teenage years to his suicide. Bennell worked with Crewe, Manchester City, Stoke and several junior clubs in the north west. Four players coached by Bennell including Speed went on to take their own lives, the jury were told. "The police have subsequently made clear that they were satisfied that there was no reason to link the Bennell investigation to Gary.". He was the one sat in the front seat, he was the one showered with gifts, he was the one that was the one coming on different holidays and different tours. Jug de centrocampista y su primer equipo fue el Leeds United. The coach would call them 'special' when he showered them with gifts, took them on foreign trips and then made them sleep in his bed where some were indecently assaulted and others raped. Gary Speed 'One Of Four Men Coached By Barry Bennell Who Took Own Life', Court Hears . Other players confirmed they'd seen Bennell do that to punish those who tried to escape his advances. Gary Speed was one of four players from Barry Bennell's junior football teams who killed themselves later in life after being coached by the man now charged with multiple sex offences against. General manager Steve Fleet said it was 'general knowledge' he was abusing players. That morning, the Football. Margaret Hazeldine says it goes beyond personal grief. In this article we are going to explore Gary Speed's football career as well as his personal life, so buckle up for a compendious article related to the facts about Gary Speed. . . Gary Speed, David Batty, this team, to this youngster, were not normal. A witness who gave evidence in Bennell's trial, who cannot be named, told Liverpool Crown Court that he knew of four people - including Mr Speed - who had worked with Bennell who then went on to take their own lives. Gary Speed left his 1.33million fortune to his wife Louise, who found him hanging in their garage after they had a row. At the back is Gary Speed, already marked out as a precocious talent. Gary Speed was a top man in UK soccer. Mr Speed's family's statement added: "The prosecution also made clear at the trial of Bennell that "there was no evidence called at any of the inquests suggesting that [his] death was linked" to Bennell". "From that time, of those who became apprentices and senior players, over 20 players have come forward," said Taylor, who suggested there may be even more victims in the game's amateur ranks. He pleaded guilty to seven child sex offences at the beginning of his trial. Gary Speed knew Barry Bennell. Gary wouldn't have it. "I didn't know of any suspicions about him," he told the newspaper. He said he 'couldn't believe it' when Bennell was unmasked as a paedophile. Bennell admitted abusing the man in 1998, when he was jailed for nine years. THE personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell had been . Bethell, 66, who was the face of SlimFast in the 1990s, assaulted her at his home in Whitstable, Kent, between 2004 and 2008, when she was under 13. Bennell was jailed in 1994 for four years in the US after being charged with raping a 13-year-old in Florida, where he took young British amateur teams. 'The only confrontation we ever had was over Barry Bennell,' said Fleet. 'It was nauseating. she said. Was it after abuse by Barry Bennell? The same complainant also named Mike Grimsley, formerly a youth-team coach at Manchester City, as someone he suspected had known that Bennell was abusing him during a four-year ordeal in the 1980s. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Gary Speed took his own life in 2011 Former Wales manager Gary Speed was one of four men who went on to take their own lives after being coached by Barry Bennell, a court has heard. During the five-week trial, the jury heard that he abused the boys, aged between eight and 15, in his car, at his home and on football tours between 1979 and 1991. Barry Bennell's trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard from three former junior footballers who are planning to sue Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and the Football Association for failing to expose his crimes. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Gary Speed was a "favourite" of a paedophile football scout who was later jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to 23 child abuse charges, it has been claimed. He was a clever lad". When people are breaking down on the phone, when people are on the verge of suicide, when you hear of people who have taken their own lives.. Bennell, who worked at Manchester City and. Gary Speed was one of the most popular and inspiration footballers before his tragic, and untimely death in 2011. What has struck me returning to this story 20 years on is the long-term psychological impact of such abuse. The implication was that Speed had indeed been one of Bennell's victims, although the prosecution made clear that 'there was no evidence suggesting that [his] death was linked to Bennell'. By Deborah Davies For The Daily Mail and Lara Keay For Mailonline, Published: 14:46 EST, 15 February 2018 | Updated: 03:37 EST, 16 February 2018, A new documentary has revealed one Barry Bennell victims' claims that former Wales manager Gary Speed (pictured) was also abused by him during their time at Crewe. Speed himself denied it on two occasions to police when Bennell was being investigated in the late Nineties. Former Wales manager Gary Speed was interviewed twice during police investigations into Barry Bennell but said the coach never behaved inappropriately . 'You can't have peace if you've killed someone,' he says. Did Barry Bennell abuse them? Thats just then purely about greed and money.. ', We named Gary Speed as one of several stars discovered as youth players by Bennell, although there was no suggestion that Bennell had abused him, writes Deborah Davies. Fleet, 79, said he passed on his concerns to Ken Barnes, the club's chief scout who died in 2010. Anthony Hughes also told the Sunday Mirror that Bennell abused him on a sofa while making him watch hardcore porn movies. The trial at Liverpool Crown Court had heard that Gary Speed was one of four players from Barry Bennell's junior football teams who killed themselves later in life but none of the charges related to the late Leeds United hero. The victim told the court he knew of former youth players who had been left destitute and with alcohol problems. In 1998, he pleaded guilty to 23 specimen charges for sex offences against young boys, and was later jailed. 'For me killing somebody's what you've done to them because their life's never the same.'. 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They buried their heads.'. Victim Gary Cliffe, who was molested while at Manchester City, said: 'If those in positions of responsibility had challenged Bennell, hundreds of wrecked lives could have been saved.
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