Four arrested after serious assault on woman

Four people have been arrested after a woman was assaulted in Kent, police have said.

The incident happened after the victim stopped her vehicle and spoke to a man on a motorbike in Water Lane, in Hawkhurst, at about 14:40 BST on Sunday.

Police said a woman in her 60s sustained serious injuries after she was assaulted by the man and people from a car that was behind the motorbike, before they left the scene.

Two men, aged 26 and 50, and two women, aged 21 and 50, have been arrested on suspicion of assault.

It is also alleged five officers were assaulted during the arrests, police added.

The two women were also arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.

The assaulted woman has since been discharged from hospital.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact police.

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