72 Year Old Man In Historic Abuse Arrest

Operation Pallial officers today arrested a man in Wrexham on suspicion of eight physical assaults.

The assaults on five boys and three girls, are alleged to have taken place between 1974 and 1986 when they were aged between 10 and 15 years old.

The 72-year-old man has been taken to a police station in North Wales where he will be interviewed.

No further information about the arrest, or the specific nature of the offences being put to him, has been provided. Police say an update will be issued when the man is either charged, bailed or released from police custody following interview.

Operation Pallial is an investigation led by Keith Bristow, Director General of the National Crime Agency, into recent allegations of historical abuse in the ‘care’ system in North Wales.