Coventry siege: man charged after five day armed stand-off
The man had barricaded himself inside his flat with an eight-year-old boy.
A man has been charged following a five-day siege at a property in Coventry last year.
It's after officers were called to the flat in Earlsdon Avenue North to conduct a welfare check in January 2022.
Owen Mullis, with an eight-year-old boy, refused to leave the property for several days.
He was detained and assessed by mental health professionals.
West Midlands Police has confirmed that the 42-year-old man is now charged with child cruelty, possession of a weapon, causing a public nuisance and breach of non-molestation order.
A trial date at Coventry Crown Court has yet to be fixed.
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