A 40-year-old man has been released without charge after being arrested following a report of a sex attack.

A woman was reportedly assaulted while walking along Hamilton Road, Worcester at around 5.25pm on Thursday, January 24.

The suspect was believed to have followed the victim on foot while she was walking along Wylds Lane and into Hamilton Road, where he is reported to have assaulted her before running off when she shouted at him.

West Mercia Police said a 40 year-old man had been arrested but was later released without charge.