Urgent appeal for witnesses after woman assaulted in Ashbourne

We are urgently appealing for witnesses after reports of a woman pushing a child in a pushchair being assaulted.

The incident took place near the leisure centre in Clifton Road at around 8pm last night (Wednesday 8 May).

The incident saw the victim, a woman in her 30s, assaulted by a man while she was pushing a pushchair.

A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact us immediately using any of the below methods, including reference 24*269518 in any messages:

Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form

Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page

X (Twitter) – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact

Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.

Message Sent By
Joey Severn
(Police, Press Officer, Force)

Website - we have several crime reporting tools on our website or use our online contact form
Phone - call us on 101
Derbyshire Alert - reply to this message for non-urgent information you may wish to share
In an emergency ALWAYS call 999
If you are D/deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impairment, text us on 07800 002414 or email deafsms@Derbyshire.police.uk for emergencies click here https://999bsl.co.uk to go through to an interpreter.

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStopppers website