Roald Dahl's daughter has been arrested for theft in the US after allegedly leaving a hotel without paying the bill.

Tessa Dahl, 60, stayed at the £140-a-night hotel late last year and failed to pay her bill of almost £4,000, it is alleged.

Court documents show that Ms Dahl was arrested by Connecticut police in November last year for larceny.

She was released from prison on a $5,000 bond [£3,684] and is due to appear in court next week.

The former actress, and mother of supermodel Sophie Dahl, checked in to the Interlaken Inn under her birth name of Chantal Dahl on October 27 last year, the Daily Mail reported.

She left almost a week later without paying a £3,970 bill, prompting hotel management to call the police.

Mark Sherman, Dahl’s US lawyer, told the Mail that the case arose from a misunderstanding. "The hotel has been paid in full and we expect a quick resolution in court," he said.

Ms Dahl has previously spoken about her struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder after suffering the loss of her sister Olivia to measles at the age of seven and witnessing her brother Theo being hit by a New York taxi in his pram.