Police say a daytime assault in Dartmouth saw a woman grabbed and choked by a stranger while she was out for a run in a park.

At around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Halifax Regional Police say a 35-year-old woman was on a trail in Shubie Park when a man approached her and grabbed her neck.

He started to choke her and the woman fought her attacker by biting his forearm, police said. The man ran away in the direction of Waverley Road along Lake Charles.

Police described the suspect as a white, heavy-set man in his mid-30s. He's about five feet 10 inches tall and was wearing a blue T-shirt and black shorts at the time.

A man fitting that description was located nearby and taken into custody for questioning. No charges have been laid.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers.