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| Rory McGrath arrested on suspicion of drunken assault | Rory McGrath arrested on suspicion of drunken assault |
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| Comic Rory McGrath has been arrested on suspicion of a drunken assault against a couple. | Comic Rory McGrath has been arrested on suspicion of a drunken assault against a couple. |
| Police were called to reports that a man had assaulted a man and a woman at a property in Pool, west Cornwall, at 10.15pm last Friday. | Police were called to reports that a man had assaulted a man and a woman at a property in Pool, west Cornwall, at 10.15pm last Friday. |
| McGrath, a regular panellist on BBC comedy sports show They Think It's All Over, was held at Camborne police station and questioned about the incident. | McGrath, a regular panellist on BBC comedy sports show They Think It's All Over, was held at Camborne police station and questioned about the incident. |
| The comedian, who grew up in Redruth, Cornwall, and now lives in Cambridge, has been bailed until 5 July pending further inquiries. | The comedian, who grew up in Redruth, Cornwall, and now lives in Cambridge, has been bailed until 5 July pending further inquiries. |
| A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police said: "At around 10.15pm on Friday 10 May 2013 police were called to a property in the Pool area, near Redruth, following a report that a man had assaulted a male and female couple, who it is understood, were attempting to assist this man who was heavily in drink. | A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police said: "At around 10.15pm on Friday 10 May 2013 police were called to a property in the Pool area, near Redruth, following a report that a man had assaulted a male and female couple, who it is understood, were attempting to assist this man who was heavily in drink. |
| "A man in his late 40s received a bloody nose and scratches to the face. | "A man in his late 40s received a bloody nose and scratches to the face. |
| "A 57-year-old man from the Cambridge area was arrested for common assault and an assault causing actual bodily harm. | "A 57-year-old man from the Cambridge area was arrested for common assault and an assault causing actual bodily harm. |
| "He has been bailed until 5 July while police carry out further inquiries." | "He has been bailed until 5 July while police carry out further inquiries." |
| McGrath also appeared alongside Dara O'Briain and Griff Rhys Jones in Three Men In A Boat. | McGrath also appeared alongside Dara O'Briain and Griff Rhys Jones in Three Men In A Boat. |
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