Woman seriously assaulted in Plymouth

She was in the garden

A woman has been seriously assaulted in the garden of a property in the Whitleigh area in Plymouth leading her to need hospital treatment.

Police were called to reports of an altercation between two women in Taunton Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Saturday 23 October.

There were also reports of an altercation in the street, near the junction with Budshead Road, during which a vehicle was flagged down and drove a woman from the scene.

A woman in her twenties from the Plymouth area has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, criminal damage and possession of a class A drug and has been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

If you witnessed the incident, have any information or dashcam footage that could help the police with their enquiries, please email 101@dc.police.uk or call 101, quoting crime reference CR/092496/21.

Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or via the charity’s website at www.crimestoppers-uk.org