Shaun Rooney: Defender leaves St Mirren ‘by mutual consent’ after assault charge | Football News

Defender Shaun Rooney has left St Mirren after being charged with assaulting a woman and a breach of the peace against a man in a Glasgow city centre takeaway.

The Scottish Premiership side suspended Rooney last month on a “precautionary basis” after police confirmed he had been arrested and charged in connection with an assault on an 18-year-old woman.

The 28-year-old was also charged with a breach of the peace, treated as a hate crime, against an 18-year-old man.

A club statement read: “St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Shaun Rooney has left the club by mutual consent.

“The club will make no further comment.”

Rooney returned to Scottish football in the summer following a spell with Fleetwood Town, having previously played for various teams including St Johnstone, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Queen of the South, Dunfermline and Queen’s Park.