Man arrested in connection with serious sexual assault in Leeds city centre

By Tom Coates
Published 5th Sep 2022, 14:59 BST
Updated 5th Sep 2022, 15:01 BST
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A man has been arrested in connection with a serious sexual assault in Leeds city centre.

At 2:17am today (September 5), police were alerted to a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman that occurred under a railway arch on the Church Lane footpath that runs between Kirkgate and York Street.

The arrested man is now in custody, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed in an official statement.

Detectives from Leeds District Safeguarding Unit are carrying out enquiries and a scene is in place.