Overview
- A woman in her 30s reported a serious sexual assault at about 1:47am on January 13 in the Breightmet area near Deepdale Road and Fairmount Avenue.
- Officers arrived within 10 minutes, established a cordon around Deepdale Community Centre, and detained a man in his 50s at the scene.
- Greater Manchester Police confirmed the arrested man has been released on bail as enquiries continue.
- Detective Sergeant Liam Carolan said the incident is being treated as isolated and thanked residents for their patience.
- Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or via gmp.police.uk quoting log 164 of 13/01/26, or provide details anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.