Katie Price: 32-year-old man arrested after star sustains 'facial injury' in assault at home

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Katie Price has been injured in an alleged attack.

The former glamour model was taken to hospital after sustaining a facial injury.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident in the early hours of Monday in Little Canfield, Essex Police said in a statement.

In a statement to Yahoo the force said: “We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an assault in The Meadows, Little Canfield, shortly after 1.30am this morning, Monday August 23.

“We arrived and found a woman had sustained a facial injury which required hospital treatment.

“A 32-year-old man was arrested a short time later on suspicion of assault. He remains in custody.”

Yahoo has contacted Katie Price's representatives for an update.

Over the weekend Price and ex-husband Peter Andre had been celebrating the news that their son Junior had just signed a recording contract.

The 16-year-old announced on Instagram that he has inked an agreement with Columbia Records, firing the starting pistol on his music career.

Read more: Katie Price and Peter Andre mark Junior's 16th birthday

In his social media post, Junior revealed he entered the studio six months ago to begin work on a "massive project", which has led to his new deal.

He showed off his vocals publicly alongside Peter in July at the Fantasia festival, where he performed with his father on stage.

With reporting by PA.

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