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The brother of Marcus Rashford’s sports agent has reportedly dropped domestic violence charges in the United States.
Dane Rashford allegedly attacked his girlfriend after discovering messages from an unnamed Premier League star during an incident in Miami last October, according to a report from The sun.
Dane pleaded not guilty to the assault charges and was released on a £1,200 ($1,500) bail paid by his sister Chantelle Maynard, according to a new report from the Telegraph.
The incident has now been described as a ‘misunderstanding’, with a source telling the newspaper that Dane did not even appear in court and the charges have now been dismissed.
“There have been numerous reports about Dane Rashford, brother of Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford, who was arrested in Florida last year,” said a statement from lawyer Alex Spiro.
Dane Rashford – the brother of Man United star Marcus – has reportedly had domestic violence charges against him dismissed after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in Miami last year
Dane Rashford (left) with brothers Dwaine Maynard and Marcus in an undated photo
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‘We would like to make it very clear that the charges were quickly dismissed and Mr Rashford did not even have to appear in court. He and his partner are happy that this misunderstanding is now finally behind us.’
The report adds that the Rashford family now considers the matter resolved.
It was claimed that staff at the Kimpton Angler’s Hotel saw a woman walking through the lobby with a bloody nose in the early hours of October 20.
When officers arrived outside room 335, they heard a “verbal altercation” between a man and a woman, whom they identified as 31-year-old Rashford and Andrea Pocrnja, the mother of his 14-month-old child.
The report says the pair were traveling back from trendy Miami nightclub E11 even as Manchester United sibling and England star Marcus Rashford “searched the victim’s phone and found text messages from her and another man.”
A report claims the incident was a ‘misunderstanding’ and Dane did not even attend a court hearing
“The arrestee stated that he pushed the victim while they were in the Uber,” the report states.
Pocrnja was lying in bed crying and had “visible injuries to her face,” the complaint states.
‘The victim stated that the detainee hit her twice in the face with a closed fist. The arrestee then got out of the Uber and walked away with the victim’s phone.
“Once the victim was in their hotel room, the arrestee entered the hotel room and a verbal altercation ensued over the text messages he saw on her phone.
‘The victim was on the phone with reception in an attempt to obtain the WiFi password so that she could switch off her phone, which the detainee had with her at the time.
It is believed the Rashford family considers the case ‘resolved’ following last October’s incident
“The arrestee assumed the victim was calling the police and a physical altercation ensued, the details of which she cannot remember because she was intoxicated.”
The report says Maynard was babysitting the couple’s toddler and that both she and the child were in the hotel room when the affair unfolded.
She saw her brother become enraged, kicking a closet door and causing visible damage.
But “the witness stated that at no time did she see the arrestee hit the victim,” the complaint states.
Rashford was taken to jail at 3.30am, while Pocrnja – who has been dating Rashford for four years and shares a house with him in Wilmslow, just outside Manchester, in north-west England – was taken to another hotel room because she felt ‘unsafe ‘ felt.
The complaint adds that her injuries were photographed by police and she was treated by a first responder. There is no mention of her being taken to hospital.