Man charged to court after reports of man with sword in east Belfast

A 38-year-old man is due to appear in court in November after being charged in relation to reports of a man waving a sword in east Belfast.

Police said they received the reports after an altercation involving four men in Channing Street at 5.30 on Thursday night.

The accused has been charged with possessing an article with a blade or point in a public place and is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on November, 7.