Hammers star arrested
13 Oct 2006 - 10:38:54
West Ham and England Under-21 international defender Anton Ferdinand has been arrested after an alleged assault outside an Essex nightclub.
The 21-year-old brother of Manchester United and England defender, Rio, was formally arrested when he attended a police station in east London on Thursday.
"We were called at 1.13am on October 2 to reports of a disturbance outside Faces nightclub in Cranbrook Road, Ilford," said a police spokesman.
"A subsequent allegation of assault was reported to the police.
"A man in his 20s attended an east London police station in connection with the allegation.
"He has been arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed to return on a date in November pending further inquiries."