A man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after sexually assaulting a woman in Sandford Lock.

Gary Norris, 34, of Luther Street, Oxford, was handed the sentence on Tuesday at Oxford Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of sexually assaulting a female over the age of 18.

He sexually assaulted the woman in Sandford Lock at about 12.40pm on Thursday, July 30, as she was walking there.

Police said Norris tried to speak to her and then grabbed her, pulled her into a bush and threatened her.

She managed to escape with minor cuts and bruises as a result of the attack and Norris fled the scene on foot.