Gosport man, 52, accused of assaulting police as teenager, 16, is arrested

Police were in Prince of Wales Road, Gosport, at 12.45pm on October 1 when they went to arrested the boy for damage done in August.

But he was ‘obstructive’ and two officers were assaulted.

A 52-year-old man then emerged from a p roperty and assaulted a police officer, a Hampshire police spokeswoman said.

She said: ‘(The boy) has been charged with criminal damage from August 6, and two counts of assaulting a police officer.’

She added: (The man) has been charged with assaulting an officer and obstructing police.’

No court has been allocated at this time.

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