LONDON ? Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been arrested over claims he assaulted his Russian girlfriend, British police said on Thursday.

The 62-year-old, who was divorced by his wife Jo last month on the grounds of his adultery, was arrested in Claygate, southwest of London, near where he has a home, Surrey Police said.

Media reports say he was alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend, Russian cocktail waitress Ekaterina Ivanova.

"We can confirm that a 62-year-old man from Esher was arrested last night on suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident in Claygate High Street," said a Surrey Police spokesman.

"He has this afternoon been released on bail until a date in January pending further inquiries."

Wood and his former model wife, 54, split last year after the former Faces star began a relationship with Ivanova, who is in her early 20s.

The couple were married in January 1985, and have a son and a daughter together.

The person with whom Wood committed adultery was not named in the divorce papers submitted last month, when the couple were granted a decree nisi.