Former West Ham United defender Calum Davenport has been cleared of assaulting his pregnant sister at a hearing held at Luton Crown Court on Thursday.

The Court heard that the 27-year-old centre-back head-butted Cara Davenport and bit her cheek after she announced she was pregnant at her home in Bedford, in the early hours of August 22 last year.

Davenport had earlier said he was defending his father, Curtis, after his sister started attacking him at the property.

Following the incident, Cara's boyfriend tracked down the former Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and England Under-21 international and stabbed him in his legs, leaving his life and career in the balance.

In January of this year, his employers, West Ham United, suspended the payment of Davenport's wages for his role in the unsavoury incidents before his contract was terminated by mutual consent, allowing him the opportunity to resume his career elsewhere.Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email