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Footballer gets suspended sentence over Elvis impersonator attack

The Ireland international avoided jailtime, but was forced to pay €30,000 for assaulting the 53-year-old in a nightclub in Dublin

Blackburn Rovers forward Anthony Stokes has been given a suspended prison sentence for assaulting an Elvis impersonator.

The Republic of Ireland international was found guilty of attacking former car park attendant Anthony Bradley in Buck Whaleys nightclub on Leeson Street in Dublin on June 8, 2013.

Although Stokes avoided jailtime, the 28-year-old was forced to pay €30,000 to the 53-year-old for breaking his nose and two of his teeth in the incident.

During the court case, Bradley revealed that he had lost his job following the assault, after suffering physical and psychological effects.