Man arrested 35 years after woman raped and kidnapped

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Maisie LillywhiteGloucestershire

News image — A man was arrested in Gloucester on Wednesday morning in connection to crimes committed against a woman in the 1970s and 80s

Gloucestershire Constabulary A close up of a police officers hands and chest as he makes notes with a pen on a small notepad. He is wearing a yellow hi-vis jacket with "Police" on it and is wearing a watch. — A man was arrested in Gloucester on Wednesday morning in connection to crimes committed against a woman in the 1970s and 80s

A 69-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the rape and kidnap of a woman which took place more than three decades ago.

Gloucestershire police confirmed a man was arrested at a property in Gloucester on Wednesday in connection with a number of violent sexual offences committed in the 70s and 80s.

Officers are carrying out a search of the property and the man is in police custody.

Det Ch Insp Wayne Usher said: "These violent sexual offences were committed over a sustained period and have had a lasting impact on the victim."

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"While decades may have passed, we continue to investigate these offences due to the seriousness of them as we try to hold the individual responsible accountable," Usher added.

The man was arrested on suspicion of rape, kidnap, indecent assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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