Charges of drink-driving against footballer Weiss dropped

The prosecution against Slovak national football team player Vladimír Weiss Jr. for alleged drink-driving in the centre of Bratislava last October was halted on Wednesday. According to Bratislava Regional Prosecutor's Office spokesman Michal Šúrek, "there's no doubt that the activity that was the cause of the prosecution didn't take place". The police last month concluded an investigation into Weiss's alleged drink-driving with the recommendation that charges should be pressed. A luxury car with Weiss Jr. allegedly at the wheel and as many as nine other people inside was stopped by a police patrol in the centre of Bratislava in the small hours of Sunday, October 2 of last year. The former Manchester City attacking midfielder refused to take a breath test, whereby he was considered by the law to be driving with 1 part per thousand of alcohol in his blood. However, his lawyer complained that the police accusation was based on the testimony of merely one witness - a police officer.