Manly NRL star Dylan Walker has opened up about the domestic violence charges he was hit with earlier this year after being found not guilty in court.
The charges saw him stood down from playing as part of the NRLs controversial no-fault-stand-down policy; the same one that has St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin currently on the sidelines due to an aggravated sexual assault charge. Walker, who returned to the field in Manlys round ten win over the Cronulla Sharks revealed to the Nine Network the details of what he had been through, from the time he was charged over the alleged domestic violence incident with fiancee Alex Ivkovic in December 2018. There are some dark days with it and we had to sort of just lean on each other, Walker said. Its lucky that I have a loving partner and a baby. Its tough. It doesnt reflect me as a person its hard. I just want to be the best person I can be, best father, best partner. Walker broke down when speaking about the allegations, which included a police statement that Ms Ivkovic had been found with minor cuts to her shoulder, legs and feet. Its a hard thing. Ive got family, Im the youngest of eight. Its not just me who lives through it, its my nieces and nephews, my brothers and sisters. Theyve been supportive and so have my friends and the club as well. Ms Ivkovic also continues to come to Walkers defence calling Walker such a good person. There was never an issue and it was just one of those things, of course youre going to support your partner. Hes such a good person and I think thats been hardest for me as a partner to watch people not even just in this whole situation but over the years paint him as a bad person. Walkers return to the field came with a try against the Sharks and Manly will again be hoping he can produce the good on Friday night against Gold Coast. Originally published as Its tough: teary NRL star speaks out https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/manly-nrl-star-dylan-walker-opens-up-on-domestic-assault-charges/news-story/3602aeb3a778cd01c5b96fcac8619bd7
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