POLICE have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of two young girls in shopping outlets in Suffolk, it emerged tonight.

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of two young girls in shopping outlets in Suffolk, it emerged tonight.

The 34-year-old man, from the Barrow area, was arrested today in connection with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl on April 1 at the Warehouse Clearance Store in Bury St Edmunds and the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the town's WH Smith on the same day.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said the man was currently being held in custody at Bury police station where he will be quizzed by detectives.