A man has been arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in a park in Dagenham.

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The victim was attacked in Pondfield Park at around 8pm yesterday.

Officers called to the scene arrested a man nearby.

He is currently in custody at a police station in east London.

The park is currently closed to allow forensic officers to comb the area.