- Manchester City player has been in custody for seven weeks
- Mendy not present for hearing at Chester crown court
The Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third.
Mendy, 27, who has been in custody for the past seven weeks since his arrest in late August, is on remand at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool, and was not present in person for the bail hearing at Chester crown court.
