A girl is held against her will in a Nottinghamshire wood

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man

Author: Lynsey BagnallPublished 5th Aug 2024

Police are investigating an incident where a girl reported being held against her will in woodland.

Officers were called to Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, at 6.20pm on Wednesday 17 July after the secondary school-aged girl was approached in nearby Boughton Brake.

The girl was released unharmed a short time later and raised the alarm.

Police arrested a 44-year-old man on Friday night on suspicion of kidnap and sexual assault.

He has since been released on police bail.

Detective Sergeant Karl Aram, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“We have been working intensively over the last couple of weeks to identify a suspect in this case and I am pleased we have now made this arrest. Our investigation into what happened will now continue.”

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