Man charged with assaulting three police officers

Christopher Irish is accused of assaulting three officers in Bradford

A man has been charged with assaulting three police officers who were responding to an incident in Bradford on Easter Monday.

Christopher Irish, 34, was arrested after officers responded to reports of a robbery involving a machete in the East Bowling area of the city at 23:25 BST.

Mr Irish, of no fixed abode, was also charged with robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage.

He was due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.

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