James Argent, who rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, was arrested and taken into custody by the Spanish Civil Guard in Costa del Sol on suspicion of domestic violence on May 5
James Argent recently said he was ‘happy’ in his relationship while discussing girlfriend Nicoline Artursson weeks before allegedly attacking her in Spain. The reality star, who rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, was arrested and taken into custody by the Spanish Civil Guard in Costa del Sol on suspicion of domestic violence on May 5.
Onlookers who witnessed the incident earlier told the Mirror “heard an aggressive man yelling” and “throwing objects from the terrace of a nearby house”. The 37-year-old TV personality admitted “mistreating” Swedish model Artursson in the Court of Violence Against Women in Fuengirola.
It was reported that the reality TV star received a suspended jail sentence and must carry out a “resocialisation course in the field of gender violence.” He was also reportedly given a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting Ms Artursson.
The Guardia Civil confirmed his arrest to the Mirror, saying: “We can confirm Mr Argent was arrested by ‘Policia Local’ of Mijas for an alleged crime of domestic violence on 5th May.”
“We were frightened by his shouts,” an onlooker told us. “We couldn’t believe what we were seeing,” they added before stating that Nicoline “appeared to be physically and emotionally devastated.”
Weeks before he allegedly attacked his girlfriend, he gushed over their relationship while attending Jess Wright’s Have A Heart Charity Ball on April 22.
“My girlfriend is back in our beach house in Marbella but I’m representing us both tonight. Everything is good with us, it’s going really good, I’m happy,” he said to The Mirror about their relationship.
When asked whether seeing Mark Wright welcome a baby with his wife, Michelle Keegan, made him broody and want kids of his own, he awkwardly laughed for some time before saying he had ‘no comment’.
Meanwhile, a source close to Argent recently told The Sun that TOWIE star is “remorseful about what happened but is insisting he never meant any harm.”
Argent and Artursson met last summer after meeting by chance in Marbella and went public the following September.
He previously explained to OK!: “I was walking to my gig at Elliott Wright’s restaurant in Marbella. All of a sudden I see this woman coming towards me. I was like, ‘Wow, she’s beautiful.’ She was just in her gym clothes, wearing no make-up. She’d actually just fed a stray cat.“
Speaking about her, he added: “To have her beside me is like a dream. She’s absolutely beautiful. She’s a combination of Julia Roberts and Claudia Schiffer. What I love about Nicoline is, even though she’s very humble, she’s very classy.”
*For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit womensaid.co.uk If you or your family have lost a friend or family member through fatal domestic abuse, AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) can offer specialist and expert support and advocacy. For more info visit www.aafda.org.uk
Source: Mirror
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