Failsworth security guard charged following University assault

Officers received a report of racially aggravated public order

Two security guards - including one from Failsworth - have been charged following an incident at the University of Manchester in Fallowfield on November 14, 2020.

Officers received a report of racially aggravated public order two days later on November 16, 2020.

Mohammad Akram, aged 54, of Plodder Lane, Bolton, and Christopher Worden (56) of Old Road in Failsworth, have both been charged with racially/religiously aggravated common assault by beating.

They will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

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