A man has been charged over an alleged sexual assault in Newcastle last week.
About 11.30pm on December 10, a 23-year-old woman was walking to her car on Maitland Road, Islington, when a man approached her from behind.
The man allegedly sexually assaulted the woman before a passer-by intervened and chased him onto Maitland Road, Beaumont Street and Fern Street.
Police were notified and started an investigation into the incident.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 47-year-old man at a workplace at Sandgate about 8am on December 13.
He was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged.
The Windale man was refused bail to appear in Newcastle Local Court on December 14.
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