Mason Greenwood attempted rape charges dropped

Charges of attempted rape and battle person been dropped against Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood.

The 21-year-old was arrested successful January past twelvemonth amid allegations surrounding images and videos that emerged online.

He was aboriginal charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and battle occasioning existent bodily harm.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges were discontinued aft a cardinal witnesser withdrew their involvement.

A spokesperson said: "We person a work to support cases nether continuous review.

"In this lawsuit a operation of the withdrawal of cardinal witnesses and caller worldly that came to airy meant determination was nary longer a realistic imaginable of conviction. In these circumstances, we are nether a work to halt the case.

"We person explained our determination to each parties.

"We would ever promote immoderate imaginable victims to travel guardant and study to constabulary and we volition prosecute wherever our ineligible trial is met."