A TEENAGER has been arrested following reports of a 16-year-old girl being assaulted in Town Park in Winsford this morning. 

Cheshire Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy following an incident at around 10am today. 

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "At 10am this morning, officers received a report of an assault on a 16-year-old girl as she walked along a footpath near Dingle Lane and the A54 Winsford.

"A teenage boy knocked her to the ground, but ran off when she screamed.

"Following an investigation into the incident a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and is helping officers with their enquiries."