A 31-year-old man has been charged with numerous offences after a man was allegedly assaulted inside a supermarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Ryan Linyard, of Crackley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been charged with Section 18 – grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker.

It comes after Staffordshire Police was called to Lower Milehouse Lane at 9.10pm on Saturday 13 December following reports of an assault.

A man in his 40s was assessed at the scene by paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service and taken to hospital. He has since been discharged.

On Monday 15 December, two police officers were allegedly assaulted after they attended an address in the area. They remained on duty.

Mr Linyard appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Tuesday 16 December and has been remanded ahead of his next appearance at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 16 January 2026.