Assault news


Third man arrested, two released, following assault

A third man has been arrested in connection with a serious assault on a 26-year-old man early on Tuesday morning.


Salerie attack puts policeman in PEH

A POLICEMAN was hospitalised yesterday morning after he was attacked in broad daylight near the Salerie Corner.


Abuser beat woman till her rib broke then went to sleep

AN ASSAULT victim lay on her lounge floor crying out in pain for nine hours trying to rouse from a drunken sleep the man who had attacked her.


Strictly not guilty

A DANCE teacher accused of assaulting his brother-in-law in an argument over a £112,000 debt had the charge against him dismissed in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.


Man U fan found guilty of wounding with intent

GARETH MASTERTON did intend to cause grievous bodily harm when he maliciously wounded a Manchester City fan, the Royal Court has found.


I hit him to end years of taunting not to cause GBH, says Man U fan

A MANCHESTER UNITED fan who admits hitting a Man City supporter said he did not intend to cause grievous bodily harm – he just wanted to stop years of taunting.


Man U fan accused of using glass to hit City supporter

A MANCHESTER United fan maliciously wounded a supporter of Manchester City by hitting him on the head with a pint glass, the Royal Court was told yesterday.


Four accused guilty of street attack on man

THREE women and an 18-year-old man were yesterday found guilty of attacking a man in Mill Street as he was walking to his home in Trinity Square.


‘It looked like the skin on my face was melting’

A YOUNG man who threw a kettle of boiling water at a workmate, badly scalding him, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.


Man’s attack at Bordeaux leaves users feeling at risk

BORDEAUX regulars said yesterday that they felt at risk after a 52-year-old man was brutally attacked in the area on Friday evening.

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