Jack Wilshere Arrested

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Arsenal and England footballer Jack Wilshere has been arrested and released on bail after an alleged assault involving a woman.

A spokesman for the 18-year-old midfielder said the player was taken into custody after a "fracas" in west London.

"The police have made it very clear that he is an important witness to the incident and played the role of peacemaker and is unlikely to face any charges as a result," the spokesman said.

"Jack has made it very clear he will co-operate fully with the police investigation."

The Metropolitan Police told Sky News that officers were called to Kensington High Street, at about 2.45am on Sunday, following reports of an assault.

A force spokesman said: "Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and discovered a man and a woman suffering injuries.

"The woman had suffered a broken and dislocated elbow. The man was treated for a minor facial injury. Both went to a west London hospital for treatment."

Police later stopped a vehicle and arrested four men, two aged 18 and two aged 21, on suspicion of assault.

The suspects were taken to a west London police station and bailed to return in mid-October, pending further inquiries.

It is believed that Wilshere was out socialising after playing in Arsenal's Premier League victory against Blackburn.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger recently said he was surprised that the teenager had been omitted from Fabio Capello's England squad to face Bulgaria and Switzerland next month

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