A 35-YEAR-OLD has been arrested after reports of an assault on a child.
At around 9.30pm on Sunday, May 9, police were called to a home address on Penny Lane, Haydock to reports of an assault against a child.
Officers attended the property and found the child had not suffered any serious injuries as a result of the incident, but was left shaken.
A 35-year-old woman from St Helens was arrested on suspicion of a Section 39 domestic-related assault.
She was taken to a police station for questioning and has been released under investigation.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing, and safeguarding procedures are being carried out by specialist officers.
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