Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios pleaded guilty in the court of Canberra of an attack on his ex-boyfriend, but in the end, the judge beth cambell he called his act “stupid and isolated”, something for which he decided not to convict the player, dismissing the assault charge.
Kyrgios His former partner denounced him Chiara Passari for pushing her, a lawsuit she filed 10 months after the couple separated. Apparently, the player wanted to leave his apartment in Canberra after a tense discussion that took place on January 10, 2021, his former partner stopped him and Kyrgios pushed Passari to the ground, something Nick himself admitted in court.
As a result, a statement from Passari was read to the court in which he claimed to have been deeply traumatized by the incident, suffering significant weight loss and spending days and nights without sleep. He also said that the episode with Kyrgios prevented him from starting new affective relationships.
However, the judge decided to dismiss the assault charges. He said Kyrgios had acted improperly, but his action was not planned or premeditated and was just a “one-time stupid act” by a young man trying to get out of a tense situation.
The 27-year-old Australian, known for a rare combination of great tennis and amazing conditions with an unshakable and controversial character, has been open for months about his battle with depression.
In this sense, the tennis player’s lawyers tried a few months ago to reduce the charges against the tennis player, saying that he suffered from mental health problems. Psychologist Sam Borenstein told the judge that Kyrgios suffered from severe and recurrent depression, including thoughts of self-harm, insomnia, anxiety and feelings of guilt. Furthermore, Borenstein revealed that Kyrgios turned to alcohol to cope with his condition, although he has now made progress with his mental health issues. “Today, his mental health has improved significantly,” said the specialist. For all these reasons, in October 2022, while Kyrgios was playing in a tournament in Japan, the tennis player’s hearing was postponed so that they could conduct a mental health evaluation on the player.
“There are only a few things I can control and I’m taking all the necessary steps to treat them off the courts,” commented the tennis player at the time in Tokyo.
Source: La Verdad
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