Fury over let-off thug star Simpson OF ALL THE EMOTIONS Stephanie Ward experienced when her former boyfriend, Leicester City footballer Danny Simpson, was convicted of strangling her, one remains difficult for her to comprehend. Relief that her ordeal was over, concern for their little daughter’s future – those feelings are easy to understand. What she struggles with is the guilt.
‘Even though everyone now knew what he’d done to me, even though he’d been convicted, I still felt guilty,’ she says, shaking her head in disbelief. ‘I was thinking, “What if I’ve ruined his career?” Through our entire relationship, protecting his footballing career was always the most important thing.’
Last week, 240,000 fans lined the streets and cheered as Simpson paraded in an open-topped bus to celebrate his team historically…
