A man has been arrested after sexual offences were reported at a supermarket.

A member of the public reported that a man exposed himself and carried out a sexual act in front of a child.

The incident occurred at the Aldi store in Winchester Circle, Kingston, Milton Keynes, at about 6pm on July 17.

A 45-year-old man from Northamptonshire was arrested the following day and remains in police custody.

Detective Sergeant Siobhan Jones said: "These offences have understandably caused shock and distress to those involved as well as the wider community.

"We are conducting a thorough investigation and this afternoon we have arrested a man in Northamptonshire.

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"This man is currently in police custody, where he will be questioned in relation to the offences.

"However, we still need your help to gather more evidence.

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"If you were in the store at the time, have footage or any information in relation to these offences and haven’t already spoken to the police, I would urge you to contact us as soon as possible.

"We particularly want to hear from a couple who we believe witnessed the offences and informed the child's parents."

DS Jones also urged the public not to share images related to the incident.

She said: "Now we have a suspect in custody, we would please urge the public to delete these images and not to post any such images on social media.

“You can leave your information via our website or call 101, quoting investigation reference 43260367268."