Manchester United participant Mason Greenwood remained in police custody on Monday after officers investigating the rape and assault of a lady had been granted extra time to query him.
The 20-year-old ahead was arrested on Sunday after had been posted on the Instagram account of a lady who uploaded pictures of bruising to her physique and bleeding from her lip. A voice be aware purporting to be of an assault was additionally posted. The posts had been all deleted from the social media web site however had been extensively shared.
“Detectives have been granted additional time to speak a man in his 20s who is being held on suspicion of rape and assault of a woman,” the Manchester police drive stated in a press release on Monday. “The suspect was arrested yesterday afternoon and stays in custody.
“Enquiries are ongoing and the victim is being offered specialist support. We remind people to avoid any commentary or sharing of images that could compromise the victim’s right to lifelong anonymity, or risk prejudicing a live investigation with active proceedings.”
United has stated Greenwood “will not return to training or play matches until further notice.”
Greenwood, who has scored six targets this season, has a United contract by way of 2025.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
