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Dog walker sought as 'key witness' to Bridgnorth sex assault

Officers investigating a sexual assault in Bridgnorth are appealing to a key witness.

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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after the incident, which happened around 10am on Tuesday, April 23.

West Mercia Police say the victim, a woman in her 60s, was walking a dog on the footpath near to Oldbury Road and the bypass in Bridgnorth.

The suspect grabbed the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her.

The victim remembers a witness nearby immediately before the incident who could have key information to help officers with the investigation.

The witness is described as a white woman, in her 50s, shoulder length curly hair and wearing a brown long gilet. The witness was walking two Spaniel dogs, one was brown and one black.

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