Second teenager charged following incident in Ditherington, Shrewsbury
A 17-year-old man, from Shrewsbury, will appear at Telford Magistrates' Court today having been charged in relation to an incident that took place in the Ditherington area of the town in June.
The teenager was charged yesterday with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of obstructing / resisting a constable in the execution of his duty.
The charge follows an incident on Thursday 11th June, when at around 6am police received a report that two males, who were thought to have a gun, were attempting to force entry into a property. A pistol, which is believed to be a replica, was recovered by officers.
Two male police officers received minor injuries during the course of the arrest.
A 16-year-old male, from Liverpool, was charged on Monday 15th June, with one count of using a firearm or imitation firearm to resist or prevent a lawful arrest and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
