"West Midlands police were called to the Park Hall area of Walsall just after 7.15pm on Saturday after a woman was reported to be distressed in the street. The force said the woman, in her 20s, had been raped and assaulted at a nearby property by a man she did not know. A 32-year-old man was arrested just before 7am on Monday in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham and would be questioned, police said."
"This is a significant development in our investigation, and I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information following our appeal last night. Our investigation will progress today, and, as always our priority is the woman who was the subject of this attack. She has been updated this morning and will continue to receive full support from specially trained officers."
"Preet Kaur Gill, the Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, posted on X that she was deeply shocked and saddened to hear of another racially aggravated rape. Last month, a Sikh woman was raped in grassland on Tame Road, Oldbury, in an incident also treated as racially aggravated."
A woman in her 20s was reportedly raped and assaulted at a property near Park Hall, Walsall, after being found distressed in the street. West Midlands Police responded just after 7.15pm on Saturday and are treating the incident as racially aggravated. A 32-year-old man was arrested in Perry Barr, Birmingham, just before 7am on Monday and will be questioned. Investigators thanked members of the public for coming forward and emphasized ongoing support for the victim from specially trained officers. A Labour MP expressed shock, and the force requests information via 101, quoting log 4027 of October 25.
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