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Angel Cabrera to face second trial in Argentina

Angel Cabrera to face second trial in Argentina

Angel Cabrera is heading back to court.

Prosecutors in Argentina have confirmed that a second “gender violence” case against the two-time major champion will be heard this December.

Cabrera, 52, is currently serving a two-year sentence in his homeland after being convicted of threatening, assaulting and harassing former partner Cecilia Torres Mana in July 2021.

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Now, he is to stand trial again, this time for further alleged offences against Torres Mana as well as another of his former partners, Micaela Teresa Escudero.

It is claimed that Escudero suffered “coercion”, “coercion and threat” and “minor injuries” at the hands of the 2009 Masters champion, with the allegations brought by Torres Mana including multiple instances of violating a restraining order.

The trial begins on Thursday, December 1, and is expected to last five days. 

Cabrera’s conviction in July 2021 brought to an end a dramatic sequence of events that saw the one-time world No.9 placed on Interpol’s ‘Red’ list, arrested in Brazil and then extradited back to Argentina.

He is currently incarcerated at the notorious Carcel de Bouwer, a prison located just to the south…

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