A MAN has been charged after a woman in her 50s sustained cuts and bruises when she was assaulted.

Kieron Sewah, 31, of May Place, Basingstoke has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

It relates to an incident which happened near St Mary’s Church on Sunday, October 2. A woman in her 50s sustained cuts and bruising.

Sewah appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court and has been remanded to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday, November 16.