Man charged following serious assault in West Belfast

It happened on Wednesday

PSNI
Author: Chloe StjohnPublished 18th Oct 2024

A suspect is due in court later after being charged over an assault in West Belfast which left a man with life-threatening injuries.

It happened in the Townsend Street area on Wednesday.

A PSNI statement said, “Police investigating a report of a serious assault in the Townsend Street area of Belfast on Wednesday, 16th October have charged a man to court.”

“The 27-year-old has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.”

“He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 18th October.”