Man City duo earmarked as potential witnesses in Benjamin Mendy rape case investigation

Manchester City’s Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez could reportedly be approached by police as potential witnesses in the criminal investigation against teammate Benjamin Mendy.

England ace Grealish, who signed for Man City over the summer, was out partying with teammate Mendy, 27, just hours before he allegedly attacked a girl.

Both players attended Chinawhite nightclub in Manchester, along with fellow City star Riyad Mahrez, back in August.

As was reported by the BBC after Mendy took the stand on September 10th, the player is accused of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Grealish and Mahrez’s involvement in the investigation relates to the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at Mendy’s home on the 23rd of August.

Police could interview Grealish in relation to their investigation, according to a report by The Sun.

The pair are not considered suspects and the report by The Sun stresses that they is not at all implicated in the alleged wrongdoing. Police are merely thought to be considering speaking to the both of them as they were out with Mendy the night the alleged rape took place.

It remains to be seen if either of the pair would have any sort of valuable information and could provide details of the events that led to the alleged incident at Mendy’s home. The Sun reports that neither player left the club with Mendy but did party with him on the night.

There does not appear to have been any contact between the police and Grealish or Mahrez at this point in time. It’s not entirely clear how likely it is that the authorities will reach out to the City pair.

Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one of sexual assault against three alleged victims from October 2020 to August 2021.

All of the alleged attacks are claimed to have taken place at his home address on Withinlee Road in Prestbury, Cheshire.

Mendy is currently being held on remand at HMP Altcourse and is set to stand trial.