Man, 22 charged with assault

A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault after an incident at a pub in Market Square, Northampton.

The incident happened inside the Auctioneers just before 5.45pm on October 22, when a woman was punched by a man, knocking her unconscious.

Patrick Joseph Stokes, of Chadwick Gardens, Northampton, has been charged with assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm in connection with the incident.

He was remanded into custody and appeared at Northampton Crown Court on Friday, November 3 where he was bailed ahead of his next appearance at the same court on December 7.