A MAN jumped from a balcony onto a roof one storey below after a woman was reportedly assaulted at an address in Poole.

A man was arrested and taken to hospital following the incident at a property in Wimborne Road at 4.01pm on Sunday, November 27.

It was reported a woman had been assaulted and a man involved had left the property by jumping from a balcony onto a roof one storey below.

Officers attended along the ambulance service and fire service, and road closures were put in place as a precaution.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “The man was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and taken to hospital for assessment.

“He is not believed to have sustained any serious injuries.

“The woman involved was assessed by the ambulance service at the scene and did not require hospital treatment.”

Enquiries are ongoing.

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