A FOOTBALLER has appeared in court accused of trying to kill a teenager who was found unconscious in her Walthamstow home.
Kara Hoyte suffered severe head injuries during the attack at the ground-floor flat in Green Pond Close in February last year.
The 19-year-old continues to recover but suffers from aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain injuries.
Mario Celaire, who is a defender for non-league Maidstone United, did not enter a plea when he appeared at the Old Bailey.
The trial will begin on January 5 next year and Celaire, who changed his name by deed poll to McNish in 2006, was remanded in custody.
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