Police make fraud arrest after bridal shop closure

Customers said they were told of La Belle Boutique's closure on 21 July

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation following the sudden closure of a bridal shop.

La Belle Boutique in Huthwaite Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, shut with customers saying they were informed via email on 21 July.

A spokesperson for Strong Anderson, an insolvency practitioner firm, told the BBC it had been instructed by La Belle Boutique to place it into liquidation.

Nottinghamshire Police said a 36-year-old woman had been interviewed and subsequently released on bail.

Kelly Lee said she had lost out on her "dream dress"

"Our investigation remains ongoing," a police spokesperson added.

Customers previously told the BBC they were unable to access the dresses they had paid for, and were left out of pocket, some by four-figure sums.

This included Kelly Lee, 39, from Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, who said: "I was really upset and crying to the bank, who told me they couldn't help me because I'd paid by bank transfer."

In a previous statement, Strong Anderson said it was investigating how many brides were affected and building up a report for creditors.

It added stock had been removed from the site.

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