Man appears in court after assault in Douglas

Monday, 14 May 2012 01:00

A man will appear in court later after an assault in Douglas early Saturday morning.

A male was taken to Noble’s Hospital following the incident that happened around 6.30am.

The altercation occurred on Queen’s Promenade and a man was arrested in what police say was a ‘short time after the incident’.

This man was charged with an offence of wounding with intent and will appear in Douglas Courthouse within the next few hours.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about it could they please contact DC Butler at Police Headquarters.

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