On Saturday it emerged that Greenwood had been arrested after breaking the phrases of his bail settlement in relation to home abuse allegations.
It was then later confirmed that the “CPS has authorised GMP to charge Mason Greenwood, 21, with attempted rape, engaging in controlling + coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. All 3 counts relate to same complainant.”
Towards the tip of June, it was confirmed that Greenwood had his police bail prolonged as soon as once more as investigations continued after damning movies and pictures got here to gentle on the social media accounts of former girlfriend Harriet Robson.
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Greenwood had been out on bail, however stays underneath ongoing investigation primarily based on prices associated to the “rape and assault of a young woman” and “suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill”.
According to the newest reviews, he has now been re-arrested on suspicion of contacting his alleged sufferer in a breach of the newest bail circumstances.
Greenwood is outwardly now being questioned by police after officers swooped on his £15 000-a-month mansion on Saturday morning.
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More than six months after the shock allegations got here to gentle, Greenwood has seen his bail prolonged on a lot of events, and the Greater Manchester Police have seemingly stopped offering updates.
However, it’s now been confirmed that the Manchester United striker will seem at Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday after Greenwood’s prices have been authorised by The Crown Prosecution Service.
Janet Potter, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, mentioned “the Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Mason Greenwood, 21, with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm”.
“All three counts relate to the same complainant. Specialist rape prosecutors from CPS North West’s complex casework unit authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence received from Greater Manchester Police.
“The defendant’s first court appearance will take place on Monday, October 17 at Greater Manchester magistrates’ court. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice those proceedings.”
Remains indefinitely suspended
Prior to Saturday’s bombshell, there was little additional data that has been made public, and the one actual certainty is that Greenwood stays indefinitely suspended by Manchester United. However, the membership continues to pay the suspended ahead £75 000-a-week.
Greenwood has already missed greater than 30 matches for Man United, and there’s no signal of a return any time quickly, with the playmaker final that includes for the Red Devils when he began within the 1-0 win over West Ham on 22 January.
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In a latest report on the UK’s Mirror publication, Greenwood is outwardly very seldom seen outdoors of his house in England, with the case mentioned to be in an ongoing “holding pattern”.
Greenwood was one among United’s key gamers earlier than the controversy, and in accordance to the Telegraph, former interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick believed the 20-year-old was a prime expertise when it got here to uncooked means and “application on the pitch”. The report additional states that Rangnick held the view that the teenager might be “moulded” right into a celebrity.
The membership made their new 2022-23 shirt obtainable for sale a number of weeks in the past, however because the Daily Express points out, the shop: “won’t enable fans to buy their new home shirt with Mason Greenwood’s name and number on the back.”
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Greenwood has not spoken publicly for the reason that story broke in direction of the tip of January when damning photographs and audio clips got here to gentle on the social media account of Robson.
Greenwood has largely been in hiding for the reason that story broke
Once an lively consumer of Instagram, with 2.8 million followers to his title, the teenager has not made a publish since 25 January.
Recently, there was some social media debate over the truth that his profile was nonetheless seen on Manchester United’s web site, however United repeatedly reiterated that Greenwood’s standing on the membership stays unchanged.
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“There has been no change in anyway in Mason’s standing,” the membership mentioned.
“We removed his profile from the club app soon after he was removed from the squad in January. This was in order to remove Mason from interactive elements of the app, such as team predictions etc.
“However, his profile was never removed from the website as he remains a Manchester United player, albeit not currently part of the squad while the legal process unfolds.”
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