A MAN arrested on suspicion of an attempted rape in Witney last month has been rebailed until April 17.

The 24-year-old from West Oxfordshire was originally arrested in connection with the incident early on the morning of January 17, in the area of Corn Street and The Crofts.

Read again: Woman attacked in attempted rape

The victim, in her mid-twenties, was walking when she was attacked, sustaining cuts and bruises and an ankle injury.

She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and has since been discharged.

The 24-year-old man was originally arrested two days later and released on police bail until February 15.

A police investigation is ongoing.