Man charged with domestic-related assault in Gosport

Officers dealing with a domestic-related assault have charged a man.

Police were called at around 7.40pm on 23 November 2021 to reports of a man and a woman in their 50s being assaulted at an address in Magennis Close, Gosport.

Following an investigation, 29-year-old Lewis Scott, of Spring Garden Lane in Gosport, has been charged with two counts of assault by beating.

He has been bailed to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on 23 February 2022.

Domestic abuse is a priority for us, and we know it often goes unreported. We want our communities to have the confidence to report abuse to us.

For more information, support, and ways to report, visit: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic-abuse/

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