Widnes man charged with violent offences following police assaults

A 36-year-old man from Widnes has been charged with a number of offences following an incident at an address in Eversley.

At 8.32pm on Tuesday 16 April police attended the address following reports of an assault.

While arresting the occupant officers were threatened with weapons and a struggle ensued.

The man was tasered and taken into custody, after being checked over at hospital. Andrew Anders from Eversley, Widnes was subsequently charged with battery, attempted section 18 assault, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and three counts of threatening with a bladed article in a private place.

He is due to appear at Warrington Magistrates Court today (Friday 19 April).