Suspect in 'sexual assault' investigation unexpectedly found in car park
Early this morning (Saturday, August 9) Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce was patrolling South Oxfordshire.
Near historic market town Watlington, they checked a vehicle in a rural car park which turned out to be owned by 'a suspect in a sexual assault allegation'.
A spokesperson for the police said: 'PC's Dollery and Woolley checked a vehicle parked in a rural car park near Watlington in the early hours of this morning.
'Checks showed the male was a suspect in a sexual assault allegation which was reported on the 8th of August.'
The spokesperson added that 'the male has been arrested and taken to custody'.
In addition, police added that his vehicle has been 'seized for a forensic examination'.
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