Ex Man Utd defender Evra jailed 12 months for abandoning his wife and two kids

Former Manchester United defender and capitaine Patrice Evra has been handed a suspended 12-month prison sentence after being found guilty of abandoning his wife and two children.

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Evra’s sentence was confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office, according to a report by Le Parisien.


The court ruled that Evra abandoned Sandra Evra and their children from May 1, 2021, to September 28, 2023. The 43-year-old allegedly owes €969,000 in unpaid alimony.


The 12-month sentence has, however, been suspended for two years, but the former France international has been ordered to pay his wife €4,000 for moral damages and €2,000 for legal costs.

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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. Evra has appealed the verdict. The pair split in 2020 and divorce proceedings began but haven't been finalized.


Evra lawyer Jerome Boursican told reporters: 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.


Evra and his soon-to-be-ex wife will continue to fight this out through the courts. 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.


Patrice Latyr Evra is a French former professional footballer. Originally a forward, he primarily played as a left-back. Evra served as captain for both Manchester United and the France national team.


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