Police appealing for witnesses after alleged sexual assault in Northampton town centre

Carly Odell
By Carly Odell
Published 16th Dec 2022, 13:13 BST
Updated 16th Dec 2022, 13:14 BST
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The incident happened in the early hours of Friday (December 16) in Bridge Street

Police are appealing for witnesses after an alleged sexual assault in Northampton town centre in the early hours of the morning.

The incident happened at about 3.45am today (Friday, December 16), when a man was seen to allegedly harass a woman before inappropriately touching her in Bridge Street. Northamptonshire Police said the woman then walked off onto Gold Street.

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A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody, police confirmed.

The incident happened in Bridge Street.The incident happened in Bridge Street.
The incident happened in Bridge Street.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have been approached in a similar manner or may have seen a man approaching women in the area between 3am and 4am on Friday.

Anyone who may have any information which could assist with the investigation is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number: 22000733544.