Three charged following Fitton Hill disturbance

The trio are due to appear at Tameside Magistrates' Court today

Three men have been charged following a disturbance in Oldham where officers were injured.

Reece Hinton (aged 27), of Bankfield Drive, Oldham, has been charged with obstructing police.

Connor Lees (aged 23), of no fixed abode, has been charged with affray, obstructing police and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

Darren Lees (aged 29), of HMP Berwyn, has been charged with 11 offences, including:

-          Affray

-          Assault

-          Four counts of racially aggravated public order

-          Three counts of assaulting an emergency worker

-          Attempt assault of an emergency worker

They are due to appear at Tameside Magistrates' Court today (Friday).

Officers were called to a report of a fight outside a pub on Fircroft Road in Fitton Hill.

As part of their enquiries, officers attended a property on Bankfield Drive and were assaulted, receiving minor injuries.

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