Man held as police investigate serious sex assault in Leeds

Police have arrested a man in connection with a serious sex assault on a woman in Leeds.

The 49-year-old man was interviewed and released under investigation pending further enquiries into the incident, which happened at an address in Hyde Park in the early hours of Saturday, August 18.

The Hyde Park area of Leeds. Photo: Google.placeholder image
The Hyde Park area of Leeds. Photo: Google.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the arrest followed a public appeal for information.

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