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		</div><p>The woman Geoffrey Boycott was convicted of assaulting has criticised the “disgusting” decision to give a knighthood to the former cricketer, according to a report.</p>
<p>Geoffrey’s ex-girlfriend Margaret Moore, 67, told the Sun newspaper: <em>“He treated me appallingly.</em></p>
<p><em>“I will never forget that night. It was horrible. What sort of man does that and is then made a knight?</em></p>
<p><em>“He should hand it back.”</em></p>
<p>The former opener batsman for the England cricket team, 78, was convicted in France in 1998 of beating computer consultant Mrs Moore in a Riviera hotel.</p>
<p>She suffered bruising to her face and blackened eyes after being hit up to 20 times in the assault at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes in October 1996.</p>
<p>Domestic abuse campaigners have attacked ex-prime minister Theresa May’s decision to knight her sporting hero in her resignation honours list.</p>
<p>The co-acting chief executive of Women’s Aid, Adina Claire, said the award “sends a dangerous message” showing that “domestic abuse is not taken seriously as a crime”.</p>
<p>But asked about the criticism, Yorkshireman Boycott cast doubt on the credibility of the French justice system and said: <em>“I don’t care a toss about her.</em></p>
<p><em>“It’s 25 years ago.”</em></p>
<p>Ms Moore’s comments come after the now-retired French judge who convicted Mr Boycott, Dominique Haumant, told the Guardian: <em>“I remember this case very well and I remember the row about it even after 20 years.</em></p>
<p><em>“I saw all the photos, the evidence, the statements and if I didn’t think he was guilty I wouldn’t have convicted him.”</em></p>
<p>He was fined £5,000 and given a three-month suspended prison sentence over the assault.</p>
<p>Despite the conviction, he has always denied assaulting Ms Moore, accusing her of putting a “stain on my name” and maintaining her injuries were sustained in an accidental fall.</p>
<p>But at his trial, public prosecutor Jean-Yves Duval rejected that claim, saying the injuries were “absolutely incompatible” with an accident.</p>
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