'Home and Away' star Dan Ewing assault case 'unlikely to go to court'

Allegations of assault against Home and Away star Dan Ewing may be dropped, a source has claimed.

The actor, who plays Heath Braxton on the soap, was charged with the alleged assault of his fiancée Marni Little earlier this week following an incident on December 6 - almost three months after the couple became engaged.

The couple had been to the opening party of the Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney's Darling Harbour on the evening that the incident is alleged to have taken place.

Police are believed to be waiting on a statement from Little, according to the Herald Sun.

A law enforcement source told the paper: "It's unlikely any of it will go before a judge." However, the police have officially refused to comment on the case.

Seven Network insiders have claimed that Ewing's job on the soap is safe in spite of the allegations.

When asked for comment earlier this week, Ewing said that the matter was in the hands of the police and that he and Little were still "very much in love".