Man charged following an assault

Date published: 08 April 2014


A man has been charged following an assault in Rochdale.

Carl Fletcher, 23, from Rochdale has been charged with section 18 assault.

He appeared before Bury Magistrates’ Court on Monday 8 April 2014 where he was remanded in custody.

He will next appear at Minshull Street Crown Court on 28 April 2014.

Shortly after 6pm on Saturday 5 April 2014, police and ambulance were called to Duke Street, Falinge, Rochdale following a report of an assault.

A 34-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Two other men who were arrested on suspicion of assault have been released without charge.

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