Man arrested after teenage girl sexually assaulted and robbed on Walsall canal towpath

The 14-year-old was grabbed by the throat on the pathway off Green Rock Lane, Bloxwich, at 3pm on Friday.

The teenager was forced to the ground – with her attacker escaping with her mobile phone, bank card and airpods.

Following an appeal to the public, police today arrested a 43-year-old man who has been taken into custody for questioning.

Officers have thanked members of the public for their support.

Sergeant Lisa Tibbitts, from West Midlands Police's public protection unit, said: "This was a sickening attack which has left a teenage girl traumatised."