A MAN has been arrested following what police are calling a ‘suspicious incident’ in Bewsey.

At 3.10pm on Wednesday, Cheshire Police received a report of an incident at the junction of Troutbeck Avenue and Norreys Avenue.

Officers swiftly attended the scene and discovered that a man had grabbed an 11-year-old boy around 10 minutes earlier.

The boy managed to fight off the man, who ran away with the boy’s mobile phone along Norreys Avenue towards Lilford Avenue.

Thankfully, the boy only sustained minor injuries.

The force issued a public appeal for information in relation to the incident, and officers have confirmed this afternoon, Monday, that a man was arrested.

A spokesman said: “A 27-year-old man has now been arrested in relation to this incident.

“The man, who is from the local area, was arrested yesterday, Sunday, after he presented himself at a local police station.

“He has since been released on conditional bail.”

In an earlier appeal for information, DI Danielle Knox said: “We understand that incidents such as this cause a lot of concern in the local community.

“I would like to reassure residents that we are doing all we can to establish exactly what has taken place and who was responsible.”