billi mucklow’s ex-husband, former England striker Andy Carroll, has pleaded not guilty to breaching a non-molestation order after alleged repeated contact in March last year. The 37-year-old appeared videolink at Chelmsford Crown Court and is accused over calls said to have been made in Epping, Essex on 11 March 2025 (ET). The case is listed for a two-day trial on 18 January 2027 (ET) after a brief hearing where Carroll confirmed his name and plea.
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Prosecutors allege Carroll repeatedly called billi mucklow in March 2025, including a sequence of mobile phone and FaceTime Audio calls. The charge is that these contacts breached a family court non-molestation order issued at Chelmsford Justice Centre; breaching such an order can attract penalties ranging from a fine to prison for the most serious cases. Carroll appeared at the Crown Court video link while sitting inside a car and spoke only to confirm his identity and his not guilty plea. At the hearing the judge ordered that Carroll will remain on conditional bail ahead of the scheduled trial on 18 January 2027 (ET).
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Judge Mary Loram KC, sitting at Chelmsford Crown Court, set out the court’s directions and issued a direct warning: “You must attend your trial. If you don’t, not only could that be a criminal offence in its own right, but you would also lose the right to give evidence in your defence. ” Judge Mary Loram KC also urged Carroll to keep in contact with his legal team. Carroll spoke only to register his plea and to thank the judge at the close of the short hearing.
What’s next
The Crown Court listing fixes a two-day trial on 18 January 2027 (ET); pre-trial procedures and conditional bail terms will remain in place until then. Legal teams will prepare evidence around the alleged March contacts that form the basis of the charge against billi mucklow’s ex-husband, and the court has made clear attendance at the scheduled hearing is mandatory. Observers will watch whether the case advances to the Crown Court trial as set, and whether any pre-trial applications or further directions are made by either side before January 2027 (ET).
Time-sensitive details: the alleged contact is dated as 11 March 2025 (ET) and Carroll is due to stand trial on 18 January 2027 (ET). The court record shows the plea entered at the Chelmsford hearing and the judge’s warning remains on the record as the case moves toward its trial date.
