
Police have charged a man in connection with an assault in Eastbourne.
Officers received a report of a disturbance at a property in Barcombe Close at around 7.45pm on Saturday 18 March.
A woman was taken to hospital for treatment.
Following enquiries, Fabio Paulo, 28, of Blenheim Drive, Hawkinge, Kent, was arrested and charged with assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm (ABH), blackmail and theft.
He appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22 March and was remanded in custody to next appear before Lewes Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday 19 April.