Man charged and remanded after Horam altercation

Police have charged a man with causing grievous bodily harm following an incident in Horam on Tuesday (20 June).

Officers were called to Beaufort Road at around 10.30pm to reports of an altercation between a group of people, in which a property was damaged.

The group moved into nearby Tollwood Road, where a woman in her 20s was assaulted by a man with a bladed weapon, suffering serious injuries.

Thirty-three-year-old Liam Richardson, of no fixed address, was arrested shortly after and has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm, possession of a bladed article and criminal damage.

He has been remanded in custody while the investigation continues.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, has relevant video footage or any information that could help to contact us online or via 101, quoting Operation Shipley.