Rolling Stone Ron Wood cautioned over assault

British police issued a formal warning to veteran rock star Ronnie Wood on Tuesday over a recent incident of assault near his home in southern England.

Surrey police said they have issued a caution to a 62-year-old man over a domestic incident in Esher, in southern England, earlier this month, but gave no other details.

A spokesman for the Rolling Stones rocker confirmed that Wood received a police warning. While not a criminal conviction, the caution remains on record with the authorities for five years.

"I am greatly relieved that this matter is resolved and look forward to 2010 very positively," Wood said in a statement.

The private life of thelongtime rock guitarist has made headlines of late with the dissolution of his 24-year marriage to Jo Wood, with whom he has two children, amid his relationship with a 21-year-old former cocktail waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.

Neither police nor Wood's spokesman identified the victim of the assault. However,it waswidely reported that the victim was Ivanova. The relationship has since ended.

Wood's divorce was granted in November and becomes final this month.

In 2008, he also re-entered a rehabilitation centre to treat alcoholism.

In addition to his duties as a guitaristwith the Rolling Stones, Wood has also gained some reknown as a painter, with his works displayed in a host of galleries.