Man, 42, arrested after two women assaulted in Dudley

Police have arrested a man within minutes of receiving reports of two people being assaulted in Dudley.

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West Midlands Police officers were made aware of two women being assaulted and pushed on Wolverhampton Street shortly before 9.30am on Tuesday, November 25.

One woman reported being asked to hand over her phone and was then pushed, causing her to fall over and graze her face.

Police have appealed for information.
Police have arrested a man within minutes of receiving reports of two people being assaulted in Dudley

Officers from the Dudley Response team were with the first victim within six minutes and the second only three minutes after receiving the call for help.

Quick work by the team meant a 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to rob.