Man arrested as investigation into Nottingham sexual assault continues
A 32-year-old is being questioned in connection with reports of a sexual assault
Police investigating reports of a sexual assault in Nottingham say they've arrested a 32-year-old man.
He's being questioned on suspicion of attempted rape, and remains in custody.
It's in connection with reports of an incident on York Street near the Victoria Centre in Nottingham at around 4.45 am on Sunday 23rd February.
A young woman is being supported by specially trained officers after the incident.
Detective Constable Laura Manley, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Public Protection unit, said:
“While these types of incidents are thankfully rare, I appreciate this incident may cause some concern for members of the public. I would like to reassure them that we have officers in the area and anyone who is concerned can approach them.
“We're continuing to work hard on this case and investigate lines of inquiry. The victim is being supported by specially-trained officers while we continue with our investigation.
“While we have made an arrest in connection with this incident we would still like to speak to anybody who was in the area between 4am and 5am yesterday morning and who may have seen something.
“If you saw or heard anything suspicious, no matter how insignificant it may seem, we would urge you to get in touch as this information could help us with our investigation.”
Anyone with information on what happened is being encouraged to talk to police on 101, quoting incident number 127 of 23rd February.
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