Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe avoids jail for assault on ex-girlfriend

Ex-Liverpool player Jordon Ibe, 30, has been spared jail after assaulting ex-girlfriend Amie Mayson in Lambeth. He received a community order and £764 fine.

Ex-Liverpool footballer Ibe handed community order after Lambeth assault

Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has been spared a custodial sentence after assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside her home in Lambeth, south London, the Daily Express reports.

Ibe, 30, grabbed Amie Mayson by the arm and pulled a braid from her hair during an altercation on 14 December. The incident occurred after Mayson confronted him and demanded he repay money she said he owed her, Croydon Magistrates' Court heard on Friday.

Prosecutor Aya Alshekhili told the court that when Mayson asked to be reimbursed, Ibe replied: "No, I'm going to be a prick." Ibe had arrived carrying a bag with drinks, snacks and flowers, but after Mayson called him a "druggy" he grabbed her arm "hard" before seizing her hair.

Magistrate Brij Kalia sentenced Ibe to a 12-month community order, 80 hours of unpaid work and 27 days of rehabilitation activity. He was also ordered to pay a £764 fine, comprising £114 in surcharge and £650 in court costs.

Ibe, who represented himself at the hearing dressed in a black coat and black trousers, addressed the court directly. "I made a serious mistake," he said. "I understand it is wrong. I am genuinely remorseful. I've had to look at myself in the mirror. I cannot change what I did but will take responsibility for what I do next."

Alshekhili said the assault left Mayson's confidence, self-esteem and self-worth "on the floor." In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mayson said the incident had affected her "both physically and mentally." Despite retaining "feelings of fear", she told the court she felt "compassion" for Ibe and described forgiveness as part of her "healing journey."

Ibe, of Chislehurst, south-east London, had initially denied the charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in March before entering a guilty plea in July.

The footballer made 58 appearances for Liverpool before subsequent spells at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth. A former England under-21 international, he had spent the past two years playing non-league football before joining Lokomotiv Sofia in Bulgaria's top flight in November 2025, a move that lasted until June.

Source: Daily Express