Police in Grimsby receive reports of assaults on women
A man's been arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody
A man's been arrested after Police in Grimsby received reports a man riding a bike approached various women in the street and punched them in the face.
No-one's thought to have been seriously hurt during the incidents on Brereton Avenue, but the women have been left shaken.
A 27 year-old-man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody.
Officers are appealing for witnesses after the reports of assault yesterday afternoon (Monday 9 January).
Detective Inspector Archer said:
“I can confirm that this morning (Tuesday 10 January) we arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of assault.
“Whilst nobody was seriously injured as a result of the incidents, understandably the women have been left by shaken by what I can only imagine was a distressing experience.
“I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents of this nature are incredibly rare, however we will absolutely not condone any form of violence against women or girls across the Humberside Force area.
“The man remains in police custody whilst we continue with lines of enquiry into the reports.
“We would appeal for anyone with information that would help with our enquiries to call us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 309 of 9 January.”