Ferguson will not be prosecuted as assault claims prove unfounded

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson will not be prosecuted over claims he indecently assaulted a woman in South Africa, police said yesterday.

The Old Trafford boss had been the subject of an investigation following claims he assaulted 21-year-old Nadia Abrahams in a car in Cape Town.

But senior superintendent Mary Martins-Engelbrecht said yesterday the Director of Public Prosecutions would not be pursuing the claims any further.