Man Held After Woman Attacked In Bognor

3 July 2013, 09:56 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman in Bognor.

It's after a 21-year-old reported she had been raped at about 3am on Tuesday 2 July in Chichester Road in North Bersted.

A 27-year old local man  arrested on suspicion of rape is being questioned by detectives.

The woman is receiving expert medical treatment and support, and detectives are trying to establish exactly what happened.
 
Detective Inspector Jim McKnight said:

"Enquiries are at an early stage but we are already making progress. At present this is being treated as an isolated incident.
 
Anyone who has any information which might assist the enquiry is asked to contact police on the 101 number quoting Operation Mill.