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| Rooney questioned over spit claim | Rooney questioned over spit claim |
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| Footballer Wayne Rooney has been questioned by police after allegedly spitting at a paparazzi photographer. | Footballer Wayne Rooney has been questioned by police after allegedly spitting at a paparazzi photographer. |
| The England and Manchester United star has been interviewed under caution after the incident near London's Oxford Street on Tuesday evening. | The England and Manchester United star has been interviewed under caution after the incident near London's Oxford Street on Tuesday evening. |
| At the time, the 22-year-old was reportedly leaving a restaurant with his wife Coleen. | At the time, the 22-year-old was reportedly leaving a restaurant with his wife Coleen. |
| He was spoken to by police at a neutral venue but was not arrested. | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We received a third party allegation that a photographer had been spat at by an individual outside a restaurant in Hanway Street. | |
| "Officers established the incident occurred at approximately 10.20pm on Tuesday evening. | |
| "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." | |
| In law, deliberately spitting at someone is an offence of common assault. |