Man arrested after late night sexual assault in York

A WOMAN in her 20s was sexually assaulted while walking home from a night out with friends in York.

North Yorkshire Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in the Boroughbridge Road area of the city after the attack in the early hours of yesterday.

The woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault on the steps near Skeldergate Bridge by an unknown man who she had walked with for a short distance.

Anyone with information should call North Yorkshire Police on 101.