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22:06 05/03/2022
A scene guard is currently in place at a property in the Hucclecote area of Gloucester while police investigate a sexual assault.
Police were contacted just after 5.20pm today, Saturday 5 March, with a report that an elderly woman had been sexually assaulted within her home.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape and remains in police custody at this time.
Enquiries are ongoing and officers are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to please submit this by completing the following online form quoting incident 287 of 5 March: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
Alternatively you can call police on 101.
Note: we have not given the street name of where the offence took place or age of the man arrested to ensure that the elderly and vulnerable victim cannot be identified.