Officers investigating a reported assault in Dorchester are appealing for information and trying to trace witnesses to assist their enquiries.
At around 8.45pm on Wednesday 19 April 2023 a man and woman who were known to each other were driving in a white Ford Transit van between Herringston Road, between Herringston House and the Weldmar Hospice, with two children in the vehicle.
It was reported that the man who was driving stopped the vehicle and assaulted the woman.
They returned to the car and stopped again near the hospice, where the man reportedly attempted to drag the woman from the vehicle.
The woman and children then left the scene on foot, walking toward Dorset County Hospital.
Following enquiries, a 32-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has been released on police bail as the investigation continues.
Police Constable David Hughes, of Dorset Police, said: “We are conducting enquiries into this incident, and I am keen to hear from anyone who saw what happened or who may have captured any relevant dashcam footage.
“I am particularly keen to speak to a female witness who may have come across the woman around the junction of Herringston Road and Maumbury Road and another woman who was driving a Mini Cooper in the area of Edward Road, near to the junction with the B3147 Weymouth Avenue.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230059889. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
