POLICE have closed down the “serious sexual assault” crime scene at Hereford’s Eign Gate underpass saying no such attack took place.

Detective Inspector Martyn Barnes, of Herefordshire CID, told the Hereford Times that investigators were “satisfied” that the circumstances reported to the police were not true.

“The reason why this has been reported are still unknown but we are now trying to establish the motivation for the report. But I would like to reiterate the reassurance that no such attack took place,” he said.

Crime scene work in and around the subway is now being scaled down.

The subway and its immediate surrounds have been sealed off since the early hours of this morning.