Police raided Nico Schulz’s home in response to the allegations
Police in Germany have searched the house of nationwide staff and Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schulz after he was accused of kicking his closely pregnant ex-girlfriend within the abdomen only a fortnight earlier than she was set to present start to their baby.
The 29-year-old’s former companion filed a report for a number of complaints of alleged home abuse that are stated to have taken place in 2020.
German newspaper Bild had prosecutors affirm to them that an investigation into the matter had been opened, and Whatsapp messages obtained by the outlet see the girl inform the left-back: “You hit me after I was bare in my very own condo.”
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It has additionally been claimed that Schulz, who denies the entire allegations, “kicked his girlfriend within the abdomen together with his shoed foot” which the prosecution say was an try and terminate the being pregnant.
On Sunday, Dortmund launched a press release confirming they’d spoken to their participant “concerning legal allegations” within the participant’s personal life.
“The participant denies the legal prices in opposition to him,” Dortmund famous, including that Schulz has knowledgeable them he’ll defend himself in opposition to the allegations “with the assistance of a lawyer and that he may also declare the presumption of innocence”.
“The allegations made, of which Borussia Dortmund was not conscious till the media reviews, weigh extraordinarily closely and are surprising for BVB,” the membership claimed, saying that it took them “very significantly” and “distances itself from any type of violence”.
“Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund is just not a celebration to the proceedings and has no entry to the investigation recordsdata or the legal criticism that has apparently been filed,” the Bundesliga giants confused.
“Since this can be a pending process within the early phases of the investigation and the factual and authorized scenario for Borussia Dortmund is extraordinarily unclear as of as we speak, we’re at the moment unable to make any dependable and legally sure choices concerning labor regulation and disciplinary measures,” Dortmund additionally stated.
“Nevertheless, we reserve the proper to take action at any time for a time limit after we objectively know extra. Borussia Dortmund won’t be making any additional feedback at the moment,” the membership then completed.
On Dortmund’s books since 2019, Schulz didn’t kind a part of new supervisor Edin Terzic’s squad for Saturday’s season-opening win at dwelling to Bayer Leverkusen and has been a fringe participant in recent times.
Although a daily for his nation at youth degree, he did not make his senior ‘Die Mannschaft’ debut till he was 25 and has not featured for Germany since 2020 after amassing 12 caps and scoring two objectives.
