A man has been arrested after allegedly following a teenage girl before throwing a beer over her in an alleyway.

Hampshire Constabulary says a man followed a 17-year-old girl from Asda on West End High Street until she reached an alleyway off Moorgreen Road.

He is then alleged to have made several inappropriate comments to her, before stepping in front of her in the alleyway and throwing the contents of a glass of beer at her.

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A 33-year-old man from West End has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and harassment after the incident, which took place between 4.40pm and 5.30pm on December 11.

He has been released on bail until March 13 while further enquiries are undertaken.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "Anyone with information about this incident should call 101 quoting reference 44240539493."