A man has been charged after two men were seriously assaulted in Laurencetown last week.
The 45-year-old has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, two counts of assault on police, disorderly behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and grievous bodily with intent.
The charges are in relation to a report of an assault in which two men, one man aged in his 70s and one man aged in his 40s, were injured at the Halls Mill Green area of Lawrencetown on Tuesday, June 25.
Anyone who witnessed the assault or who may have dash-cam footage is asked to contact police on 101 quoting 1775 25/06/24.
He was due to appear at Banbridge Magistrates’ Court sitting in Newry.