A 31-year-old man from St Albans has been arrested after he was reported to have strangled and hit a woman with his t-shirt in a Brighton street.
Officers were called to an altercation in Regency Road, Brighton, between 1.30pm and 1.50pm on Friday (August 7).
The victim, a woman in her 20s, was safeguarded by officers.
The man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm.
He has been released on police bail until 6 September while enquiries are ongoing.
Investigating officer Nicola Jones said:
“We would like to praise the member of the public who called us to report the assault as we were then able to safeguard the victim.
“We believe a group of three men may have witnessed the assault. Were you one of these people?
“We are eager to speak to these three men or anyone who may have witnessed the assault.
“You can report information to us either online or call 101 quoting reference 778 of 07/08.”
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