A SECOND man has been arrested after a 70-year-old woman was tied up and robbed in Middlesbrough.

The man, aged 22 and from the Middlesbrough area, was held on suspicion of robbery following the alleged incident on The Oval in Middlesbrough on Wednesday, October 26.

A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said the man had been released on bail pending further enquiries.

A 24-year-old man was charged with robbery in connection with the same incident earlier this week.

He will appear at Teesside Crown Court on December 16.