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Ex-Arsenal and Celtic striker Antony Stokes is wanted by police after he failed to appear in court for sentencing.<\/p>\n

Stokes, 35, was expected at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Thursday for sentencing after he sent offensive messages to his ex-girlfriend Eilidh Scott and her father after he was previously handed a non-harassment order. But the Republic of Ireland international failed to show and his defence lawyer claimed he had \u2018no explanation for his absence\u2019.<\/p>\n

The former footballer now has another warrant issued for his arrest as police begin to track him down. Stokes admitted to bombarding Miss Scott with a number of abusive messages in 2019 over the course of a seven-month period, where he called her a \u2018s**t\u2019 and a 'w***e'. He also turned up at her home late at night and demanded to know where she was.<\/p>\n

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Stokes was previously given a four-year non-harassment order against Ms Scott and her parents, but he fell in violation of the order multiple times as he continued to message his ex-girlfriend and her father George. He\u2019s also said to have repeatedly phoned her mother.<\/p>\n

According to the Daily Record, the court learned in a brief hearing on Thursday that Stokes had not shown up and he had also failed to engage with social workers who tried to create a background report. An arrest warrant was first issued in 2021 after he previously failed to appear for sentencing, eventually being arrested in Northern Ireland last year. <\/p>\n

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Sheriff Macfarlane said: "He didn't attend the appointment for the social work report and is not here today therefore a warrant will be granted for his arrest." Stokes was previously branded a \u2018flight risk\u2019 by the Sheriff after he had flown to Glasgow from Dublin last month to hand himself in to police.<\/p>\n

Stokes was born in Ireland but was snapped up by Arsenal\u2019s academy as a teenager. Stokes featured for the club in the League Cup before joining Sunderland and enjoying the pomp of his career at Celtic.<\/p>\n

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