Nicklas Bendtner will serve jail time after dropping appeal on assault charge

Nicklas Bendtner is set to serve jail time after dropping his appeal on an assault conviction. Former Arsenal and Juventus forward Nicklas Bendtner will have to serve a 50-day jail sentence after dropping his appeal against an assault conviction. Earlier this month, Bendtner was found guilty of beating and kicking a cab driver in the Danish capital on Sept. 9. The 30-year-old Dane admitted to hitting the man, but said he had acted in self-defence after a quarrel over the fare. Bendtner was sentenced to 50 days in prison and fined 1,500 kroner ($230). The State Prosecutor of Copenhagen wrote...

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