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| August 02, 2008 | Saturday | Rajab 29, 1429 |
Police question Rooney over spitting row
LONDON, Aug 1: England footballer Wayne Rooney has been questioned by London police after allegedly spitting at a paparazzi photographer outside a restaurant.
The 22-year-old Manchester United striker was interviewed under caution following the alleged incident on Tuesday, which occured off the British capital’s main Oxford Street shopping thoroughfare.
“We received a third party allegation at 12:09am on Wednesday that a photographer had been spat at by an individual outside a restaurant in Hanway Street,” a spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police force told AFP on Friday.
“Officers established the incident had occurred at around 10:20pm on Tuesday.
“The alleged suspect, a 22-year-old male, was spoken to by police.
“He was not arrested and did not attend a police station. Inquiries continue.”
Deliberately spitting at someone is an offence of common assault.—AFP
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