Two separate assaults outside Swanage primary school

A man's been arrested, after two incidents on Monday (26th June)

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 28th Jun 2023

Two separate assaults have taken place outside a Swanage primary school - at either end of the school day.

Both happened on Monday (26th June), by St Mark's CE on the High Street.

A woman was attacked at around 8.15am, with a boy assaulted at around 3.00pm - there were no serious injuries.

A 43 year old man from Swanage, who's known to both of the victims, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

PC Mia-Isabella Bowditch, of Dorset Police, said:

“I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed either incident to please get in touch as you may have information to help my investigation.”

If you can help with any information, you're asked to call Dorset Police on 101, quoting reference number 55230099231.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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