Cats defender Bramble bailed

28 September 2011 13:11
Titus Bramble was bailed by police on Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and possession of a class A drug.[LNB] The Sunderland defender was held for questioning by Cleveland Police following an incident in the early hours of today.[LNB]A force spokeswoman said: "A 30-year-old man from Wynyard has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and possession of a class A drug."[LNB]Tonight she said the man had been released on bail pending further inquiries.[LNB]Last year Bramble, who played in his team's 2-1 defeat at Norwich on Monday, was arrested by Northumbria Police over an alleged rape in a Newcastle hotel but he was later released without charge.[LNB]His brother, Tesfaye, was jailed for four-and-a-half years last month after he was convicted of raping a 19-year-old a year ago.[LNB]Bramble's career started at his hometown club, Ipswich, before he moved to Newcastle under Sir Bobby Robson for £6million.[LNB]He joined Wigan and then moved back to the north-east when he joined Sunderland last year. He scored for the Wearside club in their last home game - a 4-0 defeat of Stoke on September 18.[LNB]The powerful but sometimes error-prone centre-back was picked 10 times for England's Under-21s.[LNB]A Sunderland spokesman said: "This is something we would be looking to address when we reconvene tomorrow morning."

Source: Team_Talk