Denmark's soccer player Nicklas Bendtner and his lawyer Anders Nemeth leave Copenhagen City Court, after he was sentenced with unconditional imprisonment for 50 days for violence against a taxi driver in Copenhagen, Denmark November 2, 2018. Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark international Nicklas Bendtner was convicted of assaulting a taxi driver and sentenced to 50 days in jail on Friday by a city court in Copenhagen, but walked free from the courtroom pending an appeal hearing.
The 30-year-old striker, who plays for Norwegian club side Rosenborg, has appealed against the sentence, his lawyer said, and he was released until the hearing in a higher court.
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