Police are continuing to make inquiries into an alleged biting incident involving Dagenham midfielder Joss Labadie. The 24-year-old, who has been banned for biting before, was accused of sinking his teeth into the hand of Stevenage defender Ronnie Henry during Saturday's League Two fixture at the Lamex Stadium. The pair clashed near the touchline when Henry tried to wrestle the ball out of Labadie's arms after play had been stopped. Henry immediately appeared to signal to the nearby assistant referee that he had been bitten. Stevenage's Ronnie Henry (in the white) has accused Dagenham midfielder Joss Labadie of biting him . The duo squared up after this clash on Saturday - and police are continuing to make inquiries . Boro manager Graham Westley revealed after the match that Henry, 31, had suffered 'a nasty injury' and had 'nearly lost his finger'. Dagenham have since said that Labadie denies the accusation. A Hertfordshire Police spokesperson said: 'Hertfordshire Constabulary is aware of an alleged incident that took place between two football players during the Dagenham vs Stevenage match at the Stevenage FC ground on Saturday, March 22. 'Police are making inquiries into the incident.' Labadie was fined £2,000 and banned for 10 games for biting Chesterfield's Ollie Banks while playing for Torquay in February 2014. Luis Suarez holds his teeth after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . Italy defender Chiellini shows off his bite marks left by Uruguay forward Suarez . In November 2010, Luis Suarez was handed a seven-match ban by the Dutch FA and a fine by his then-club Ajax for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal. Suarez then bit Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic - his second victim - and the FA charged the then-Liverpool striker with violent conduct. He received a 10-game ban and a fine from his club. Then, Suarez was found guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup. The Barcelona forward was banned from all 'football-related activities' for four months and received a nine international match suspension. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Stevenage's Ronnie Henry accused Joss Labadie of biting him . Incident took place shortly before the end of their League Two clash . Stevenage manager Graham Westley says it 'has become a police matter'
Hertfordshire police continuing to make inquiries into alleged bite . Labadie served a 10-match ban and was fined £2,000 in 2014 for biting .