Man arrested following assault in Newhaven
Police say the pair were involved in an argument in the Fairway in January shortly after getting off a 12a service
A man's been arrested in connection with an assault on a woman as she exited a bus in Newhaven.
On January 30 at around 5.20pm, it was reported that an argument took place between a man and a woman on a 12a bus as it travelled towards Brighton.
The driver pulled into The Fairway bus stop in Newhaven, where the woman exited and was seen to be followed and assaulted by a man in his 50s with long white hair and a white beard.
Police have since arrested a 50-year-old man from St Leonards in connection with the investigation, and he has been bailed while enquiries continue.
It's reported that a multiple members of the public intervened or witnessed the incident.
Attempts are ongoing to identify these witnesses, and we are appealing to anyone with information to come forward and make a report.