Man, 31, arrested over serious Shropshire sex assault
A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted near Oswestry.
The man was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the serious sexual assault of a 25-year-old woman in Morda.
He was arrested following an appeal for witnesses to the incident, which took place in the early hours of New Year's Day, and remains in custody.
The victim, who is from Oswestry, was walking from the town centre on the B5069 in the direction of Welshpool between 2.30am and 3.20am when she was assaulted.
After a struggle she managed to escape and seek help from a nearby house. She was taken to Royal Shrewsbury hospital for treatment.
Police closed the B5069 from the Morda crossroads to the junction with the A483 on New Years Day and for part of January 2 while they carried out investigations.
