Former Republic of Ireland and Celtic footballer Anthony Stokes in Scottish jail after handing himself in

Anthony Stokes flew from Dublin on Thursday to hand himself into Motherwell Police Station after failing to appear for sentencing in a Scottish court

Cian Ó Broin

Former Celtic footballer Anthony Stokes has been detained in Scotland, after the UK police were seeking his arrest for failing to appear in court to be sentenced for abusing his ex-partner.

The Dubliner, who has nine caps for the Republic of Ireland, flew from the Irish capital on Thursday and handed himself into police in Motherwell, according to the Daily Record newspaper.