Jeremy McConnell is ARRESTED by police over allegations he assaulted Stephanie Davis
The reality star is currently in custody and will today be questioned following last week's alleged incident at Stephanie's home
JEREMY McConnell has been arrested over allegations he assaulted on-off girlfriend Stephanie Davis.
The Irish reality star, 27, flew back to Merseyside this morning and will be quizzed later this afternoon by Police following last week's alleged incident at her Liverpool home.
A police spokeswoman confirmed: "Following a report of an assault at an address in (Liverpool), a man has this morning (March 16) been arrested.
"A 27-year-old man from Liverpool city centre has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after voluntarily attending a police station on Merseyside.
"He remains in police custody for questioning."
On Sunday Stephanie spoke to officers to allege Jeremy assaulted her at an address in Liverpool.
A source said: “Jeremy has flown back to Liverpool for questioning.
“He is continuing to cooperate with officers as they investigate the claim further. He's hoping to fly back to Ireland later this evening.”
The alleged altercation between the pair happened in Liverpool on Thursday, March 9 after a complaint was made last Sunday with the alleged victim, Stephanie, giving a statement to police.
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A police spokesperson previously said: “Merseyside Police can confirm a report was received of an assault at a property on Thursday March 9.
“Officers were contacted on Sunday March 12 and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“At this time no arrests have been made.”
A representative for Jeremy said: “Jeremy denies any wrong doing, however he is fully cooperating with the police in their investigations.”
It comes after Stephanie shocked fans by showing off some alarming bruises on her legs in a new Snapchat post.
The actress snapped a picture of herself lying in a bubble bath and the image showed what appeared to be some nasty bruises.
Stephanie did not mention the marks in her post, and simply captioned the snap: “Trying to relax.”
Jeremy is currently mourning the death of his father and aunt, who died within days of each other, and had previously flown to Ireland to be with his family.
It emerged earlier this week that the new dad had begun seeing a counsellor after struggling to cope with the string of personal tragedies.
An insider said: "Jeremy is in a really bad place at the moment.
"He has been doing everything he can to stay on top of things and hopefully seeing a counsellor will help with the healing process."
"He's still grieving from the loss of his dad and his auntie passing away has hit him hard too.”