A man from Chester has been charged with several counts of assault, including that of an emergency worker.

Anthony Cosgrove was arrested on Saturday 17 October in the Wood Lane area of Runcorn.

Cosgrove has since been charged with three counts of assaulting a person causing actual bodily harm, two counts of using threatening behaviour to cause alarm and distress, and two counts of intentional strangulation.

He has also been charged with assault by beating an emergency worker and criminal damage.

The 27-year-old appeared at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Monday 19 October, where he was remanded in custody.

He is next set to appear at Chester Crown Count on Monday 16 November