A man has been arrested after a woman in her 20s was assaulted in Andover town centre.

Police said they received a call from a member of the public at 6.24pm on Saturday, April 13, who reported that a woman was being assaulted by a man in Waterloo Court.

The incident is believed to have started in Bridge Street, according to police.

The woman, in her 20s, sustained reddening to her skin.

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Officers attended the scene and arrested a 24-year-old man from Andover on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He has been released on police bail with conditions until Saturday, July 13, to allow further enquiries to take place.

Anyone who saw this incident, or has information about it, is asked to call police on 101, quoting crime reference number 44240155034, or report it via hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/