Liam and Noel Gallagher’s older brother, Paul Gallagher, 59, is dealing with quite a few severe allegations together with rape and violent intercourse offences following a police investigation.

Liam and Noel Gallagher’s forgotten older brother, Paul, had remained outwith the highlight for a few years earlier than he was charged with rape and violent intercourse offences this week following a police investigation from final yr. Paul Gallagher, 59, who’s the older brother of the Oasis stars, is dealing with quite a few severe allegations together with rape, sexual assault, coercive management and making threats to kill.

The alleged crimes are stated to have taken place between 2022 and 2024 and contain one feminine sufferer. Gallagher is about to look earlier than magistrates subsequent month. The Met Police confirmed: “A person has been charged with quite a few offences – together with rape, coercive management and sexual assault.

“Paul Gallagher, 59, of Manor Park Street, East Finchley, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of constructing a menace to kill and assault occasioning precise bodily hurt.

“The offences are reported to have taken place between 2022 – 2024. The fees comply with an investigation which commenced in 2024. A girl is being supported by specially-trained officers. Gallagher will seem earlier than Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on Wednesday, 27 August.”

The fees come within the midst of his youthful brothers’ return to the highlight on their Oasis Stay 25 reunion tour.

The rock icons’ subsequent cease after their three remaining exhibits at London’s Wembley Stadium this week and subsequent is Scotland, the place they’ll play three nights at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on August 8, 9 and 12.

Paul, who is only one yr older than Noel and 7 years older than Liam, is the eldest son of Peggy and Tommy Gallagher and grew up in Burnage, Manchester alongside his youthful brothers.

Regardless of Liam and Noel’s very public fall out over time, Paul managed to take care of an in depth relationship with each of them, together with his youngest brother specifically.

Liam requested Paul to be his greatest man at his marriage ceremony to fiancee Debbie Gwyther, which has nonetheless not taken place on account of it being postponed a number of instances.

The pair had been on account of tie the knot in 2023 but it surely obtained pushed again on account of Liam’s hip surgical procedure.

All through Liam and Noel’s 15-year feud, which they lastly put to mattress final yr after saying an Oasis reunion, Paul remained in common contact with each of them.

Nonetheless, he stated he would meet up with Liam “each different day”.

Regardless of this tight knot bond, Paul has by no means had any involvement in Oasis. As a substitute he determined to pursue two very completely different careers as a DJ and a photographer.

Talking about what it was wish to develop up with the Oasis stars in his 1997 memoir Brothers: From Childhood to Oasis, he stated: “We had been simply brothers and on the surface we appeared the identical as anyone else, if a bit extra argumentative and unpleasant.

“Then in the future they each confirmed a staggering expertise for music and a surge of confidence that led them to attain. It left me questioning my life.”

Paul recalled how he had as soon as requested Liam and Noel whether or not he might tour with them to assist oversee their merchandise gross sales.

He additionally later prompt that he could possibly be accountable for organising an official band fan membership.

Nonetheless, the eldest Gallagher brother claims the pair weren’t excited about his involvement with their band. Paul seems to haven’t let their stardom trouble him an excessive amount of as he insists that he prefers to ‘float round invisible’.

Talking on the Michael Anthony Present podcast in 2023, Paul stated he may also sing however gave it up after his brothers turned worldwide rockstars.

He stated on the present: “I can sing. I do not sing anymore, when you’ve got two fellas in your loved ones who can sing then what the f*** are you doing singing. Do one thing else.”

When requested if he can play the guitar in addition to Noel, Paul replied: “No I can not do this s***. That is why I gave it to Noel after I was seven.

“I used to be like ‘Do one thing with that or my mom will kill me for losing cash on a f***ing guitar. Have it. Take it away’.”