A woman was allegedly assaulted after an argument.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted by a man in Hastings on Tuesday, July 23.

Sussex Police received a report of a woman being assaulted in Edinburgh Road, Hastings, between 11.15am and 12.30pm on July 23.

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She was reported to have been involved in an argument with a man driving a blue Volkswagen Golf prior to the assault.

Officers attended and a 40-year-old man from Hastings was arrested on suspicion of assault and released on conditional bail.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: “An investigation is ongoing to understand the full circumstances, and anyone who has any information or relevant footage of the incident is asked to contact police online or via 101, quoting serial 497 of 23/07.”