Blood was found on a football player’s trainer after he was accused of attacking an opposing member after losing a game.

Michael Hicks, a former Chesterton FC player, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after reportedly attacking a player, Mark Wilson, from Charlton United Football Club in Charlton-on-Otmoor near Islip. 

It is alleged that Hicks, known to friends as 'Hicksie', had attacked the player outside his home in Bicester on March 10, 2020, several days after being ridiculed for losing a game.

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The 39-year-old, of Bannerman Drive in Brackley, Northamptonshire, has denied the offence and is due to give evidence this week during the three-day trial.

During the second day of the trial on Tuesday (September 17), the court heard that a pair of Puma trainers were seized from Hick’s home the day after the alleged offence.

The trainers were forensically examined and blood was found on the heel of the right shoe.

Forensic examiner Faye Lewis gave evidence during the trial video link, telling the jury the blood matched a single male profile.

“It matched Mark Wilson and in my opinion the DNA could have originated from him,” she said.

“The result is estimated to be one billion times more likely to have originated from Mark Wilson than anyone else unrelated to him.”

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In cross-examination, the examiner admitted the DNA could have been transferred onto the shoe via direct contact or it could have been transferred via another item such as someone’s hand.

The jury also heard evidence from Kieran Costello, who was the manager of the Charlton United FC’s first team at the time of the offence.

He said that Mr Wilson was a centre back during the game and Hicks was in centre midfield but only played for about 60 minutes.

Mr Costello was asked if it was possible for someone to play football without a pair of football boots.

He said: “You would only wear trainers or football boots but not in a league game unless they were artificial trainers which have a special tread on the bottom.”

Mr Costello said there were lots of brands, including Puma.

Hicks could be seen nodding in agreement.

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Mr Costello also said he could not remember anyone getting injured because he would have remembered changing his players.

However, he admitted that if someone had ‘scuffed’ their leg, it’s possible he would not have remembered that.

The trial, which is expected to last three days, continues this week.