BRISTOL DJ Roni Size has been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.

One of Bristol's most famous musicians, the 40-year-old drum'n'bass artist, whose real name is Ryan Williams, answered police bail yesterday.

But he was not charged with any offence and was re-bailed, pending further investigation.

The alleged victim is a woman who is understood to have suffered leg injuries.

Avon and Somerset police spokeswoman Claire Stanley said: "Police arrested a 40-year-old man on July 11, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been bailed until a later date."

Mr Size was born to Jamaican parents on October 29, 1969, in Bristol.

He grew up in St Andrew's, attending Sefton Park Primary School, and learned the basics of music production at his local youth club, the Sefton Park Basement Project.

Aged 16, and he would go to house parties and events run by Bristol soundsystem The Wild Bunch.

On his Myspace web page, it says the music coming out of areas like St Paul's at the time "infected Roni's bones".

Mr Size developed his skills in his home studio before getting together with Bristolian DJ Krust, DJ Suv and DJ Die at the 1990 Glastonbury Festival. They went on to form the Full Cycle record label in 1993.

ln 1997, leading his band Reprazent, Mr Size broke new ground with the platinum-selling New Forms album, which won the coveted Mercury Music Prize. His most popular tracks include Watching Windows, Heroes and Brown Paper Bag.

Over the years, Mr Size has collaborated with a number of famous artists, including hip-hop star Method Man and Rage Against The Machine singer Zac de la Rocha.

After several inactive years, Reprazent was resurrected in 2008, releasing a deluxe edition of New Forms, and the band have played numerous festivals and gigs across the UK, Europe and the US since then.

A year ago, they collaborated with the BBC's Nature's Great Events composer, William Goodchild, to play with an orchestra and choir to mark the re-opening of The Colston Hall.

Last weekend, Mr Size performed at the Nocturnal Festival in Texas before returning to the UK and his home city to answer bail.

The Post was unable to contact Mr Size. His management at D-Style declined to comment.