A 40-year-old man from New Milton has been charged with possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place and three counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker. 

It follows a report of an incident in Marryat Road, New Milton on Friday 1 March.

Lee Paul Sinclair, of no fixed abode, has been released on conditional bail and will next appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday 5 August.