Man arrested after reports of woman sexually assaulted on A38 near Norton

Police received reports a woman had been assaulted last Monday (June 20) Credit: Google maps

A 25-year-old man has been arrested after reports a woman was sexually assaulted on the A38 near Norton.

The incident happened in the vicinity of a layby near the New Dawn Inn pub, on Old Tewkesbury Road in Gloucester. 

Gloucestershire Police say they received a report that a woman had been assaulted between 5pm and 6pm last Monday (20 June).

The man was arrested on Saturday (25 June) on suspicion of rape - He has since been released on police bail while the investigation continues.

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Officers are continuing to appeal for information and want to hear from anyone who was travelling along the A38 in Norton and witnessed a dark coloured or black car parked in a layby.