AN ELDERLY woman and 49-year-old man have been charged after four police officers were assaulted in Basingstoke.

Detectives charged the pair after the officers were assaulted following an incident in Whistler Close, Black Dam, at around 10pm on Tuesday.

Jason Reynaldo, 49, of Whistler Close was charged with three counts of assaulting a constable in the execution of his/her duty.

He is due to appear before Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on September 15.

Margaret Reynaldo, 82, also of Whistler Close, was charged with two counts of the same offence, and is due to appear before Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on September 29.

John Apter, chairman of Hampshire Police Federation, posted a Tweet yesterday to say that one of the officers received hospital treatment following the assault, whilst the other three suffered more minor injuries.

Hampshire Police said the officer taken to hospital suffered a slight injury to their hand.