A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery in Witney in the early hours of Monday.

The man was arrested on in Bournemouth on suspicion of robbery and assisting an offender on an indictable offence following the incident at the USA Fried Chicken in Corn Street.

He has been released on conditional bail to reappear at Witney police station on September 10. The conditions of his bail state that he is not allowed to enter West Oxfordshire, contact any prosecution witnesses and he has to report to a police station in Bournemouth twice a week.

Officers believe the man who committed the robbery, may have now fled to Turkey.

Det Sgt Craig Kirby said: “We are still very keen to hear from anyone who may have seen anything between 2.30am and 5am on the Monday morning.”

Anyone with information can contact Det Sgt Kirby via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. Alternatively, you can contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.