Man charged with sexual assault in Brierley Hill after a woman was attacked
A man has been charged with sexual assault after a woman was attacked in Brierley Hill on Friday night (August 8)
The woman, in her 50s, was walking down Brierley Hill High Street at around 11.30pm on Friday (August 8) when she was attacked in an alleyway near Hill Street.
She managed to strike the attacker and get away from him before calling the police.
After urgent enquiries, a suspect was identified and tracked by CCTV operators.
He was arrested on King Street following a short foot chase, just over an hour after the attack.
The woman is being supported by West Midlands Police officers.
Arez Omer, aged 39, was last night (Saturday) charged with sexual assault and exposure, and has been remanded in custody to appear before Wolverhampton magistrates on Monday morning.
