Man arrested by police investigating report of sexual assault in Londonderry

A man has been arrested by police investigating a report of a sexual assault in Londonderry.

It happened in the Lecky Road area of Derry in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police say a woman in her 50’s suffered serious facial and other injuries after being pulled into an alleyway and attacked.

A PSNI statement said, “Detectives investigating a report of a sexual assault which occurred at the Lecky Road area of Derry/Londonderry on Sunday 27th October, have arrested a man.”

“The man, who is aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of related offences. He remains in police custody at this time.”