A MAN has been charged with assault following an incident which left four police officers injured.
PSNI officers were called to reports of a man causing a disturbance and “throwing items” at a property in the Demesne area of Newry at around 8.20am on January 12.
On their arrival, the man, who they state was “brandishing a large piece of wood”, attacked the police, causing injury to four officers.
The man appeared at Newry Court House“A 21 year old man has been charged with a number of offences including disorderly behaviour, possession of an offensive weapon and assault on police following an incident in Newry on Sunday morning, 12 January,” the PSNI confirmed in a statement.
He appeared at Newry Magistrates Court yesterday (January 13).