A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with assaulting two relatives of Rovers midfielder David Dunn's girlfriend - teenage soap star Sammy Winward.
The Emmerdale actress and her boyfriend were present at the time of the alleged incident, in the White Horse, Edgworth, on December 29.
The 17-year-old actress' mother, Amy Winward, is alleged to have been hit with a bottle and her sister Jane was allegedly punched.
Sammy, who plays Katy Addyman in the ITV soap, gave a statement to police following the incident.
Jaqueline Marriott, of Bromley Cross, Bolton, who has a daughter who went to school with Sammy, indicated at Blackburn magistrates that she will plead not guilty to assaulting Amy Winward causing her actual bodily harm and common assault on Jane Winward.
The case was adjourned for the preparation of committal papers.
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