A Braintree man is in custody after a woman was allegedly assaulted in Tesco.


Police were called to the supermarket in Braintree town centre at about 7.05pm yesterday following a report of a disturbance.

Officers arrived and arrested a 21-year-old man from Braintree on suspicion of assaulting a woman at the store.

She is not believed to have been injured.

It is not clear whether this woman was a shopper or member of staff, according to a police spokesman.

The man was taken into custody where he was further arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.

He remains in custody.