Arsenal star Wilshere arrested after night out in London
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Arsenal and England star Jack Wilshere arrested after woman left with broken arm during night out in London
Brawl: Jack Wilshere was arrested after this fight, captured by security cameras at the Daily Mail's offices in Kensington
The fracas took place on the steps of the Daily Mail's offices in Kensington, West London, shortly after 2.30am yesterday.Arsenal and England starlet Jack Wilshere has been arrested for assault after a woman's arm was broken and a man suffered facial injuries in a fight outside a nightclub.
Wilshere, who made his international debut this month, was leaving the nightclub with three friends when a brawl broke out.
The 18-year-old, who is teetotal, is believed to have acted as a peacemaker when an alcohol-fuelled row erupted between members of his party and another group made up of four men and a woman.
The Mail's CCTV cameras captured the incident and appear to show punches being thrown among the warring groups.
It is thought the dispute flared over the woman in the group, although it is understood she broke her arm from a fall rather than in an attack. It is thought that her boyfriend was hit in the face in the fight.
A diamond bracelet belonging to the woman which broke off her wrist was later handed to police.
Midfielder: Wilshere made his international debut this month
Security guards at the nearby Kensington Roof Gardens nightclub rushed across the road to try to separate the two groups of men fighting.
One doorman said: 'It was chaos. They were scrapping at each other viciously. There was a girl screaming on the floor and more girls came rushing out of the club. We tried to separate them but they kept trying to hit each other.
'There was a lot of noise and one boy had blood coming from his mouth and nose. The police came after about five minutes and arrested a group of the lads.
'It all seemed a bit stupid as we rarely have trouble here as it's a nice part of town. Shocking really.'
Wilshere and his friends had been partying in the fashionable Amika nightclub and were on their way home when they clashed with the other group.
It is thought that the player tried to break up the fight. He and his friends then got in a taxi but were stopped by police who had been called to the incident.
Wilshere and three other men, one aged 18 and two aged 21, were all arrested for assault. It is not clear if the other men arrested were all his friends or if some were members of the other group.
A source said: 'Jack was walking down the street with some friends. There were a couple on the kerb-side. I don't know what was said or done but there was an altercation with a friend of Jack's which Jack tried to break up.
'I think during it the girl fell over and broke her arm. Jack's friends and those from the other party all confirmed to police that he was acting as a peacemaker.'
Wilshere's spokesman said: 'The police have made it very clear that he is an important witness to the incident and played the role of peacemaker and is unlikely to face any charges as a result.'
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said those arrested had been bailed until mid-October.
Wilshere, whose father Andrew is a plumber, lives close to his family in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, where he grew up. He was out with friends from Hertfordshire on Saturday after Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Blackburn earlier in the day.
He has been tipped as England's next big hope having been loaned by Arsenal to Bolton last season to gain Premiership experience.