Man charged with sexual assault and other offences in St Helens

A man has been charged this afternoon (Wednesday 15 February) with sexual assault and other offences following recent incidents in St Helens.

At around 1.35pm on Monday 13 February we received a report that a woman in her 50s was walking into Sutton Park when she was approached and sexually assaulted.

Ehssan Delawar, aged 24, of no fixed address has been charged with sexual assault, section 47 assault and two counts of public order offences. 

He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Wirral Magistrates Court tomorrow, Thursday 16 February.

Please be aware this is a live investigation. It is vital for members of the public to refrain from posting comments or speculation which may jeopardise this investigation. Once we have any updates we will share these with the community.
 
If you have any information, contact us directly at @MerpolCC or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 with reference 23000128664.