A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm following reports a police officer was assaulted in Clacton.

Yesuah Ogidih, 19, of Mill Street Bilston, West Midlands, has been remanded to appear before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, Monday, November 26.

The charge follows an incident at Clacton Leisure Centre in Vista Road on Saturday, August 18, at around 11.45am where a police officer was allegedly assaulted.

A man was arrested in Wolverhampton at around 5.20pm yesterday, Saturday, November 24, in connection to the incident.