Boy,16, charged after police officer assaulted during Dudley stop-and-search
A 16-year-old is due to appear in court accused of assaulting a police officer and of being in possession of a knife and drugs.
West Midlands Police confirmed that they had charged a 16-year-old boy.
It comes following a stop and search by officers on patrol in Coronation Gardens on Priory Road, on Monday, October 9.
During the patrol, an officers received injuries, the force said.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "We've charged a boy with possessing a knife and drugs after he was arrested by an officer on patrol in Coronation Gardens, Priory Road on Monday, October 9.
"The 16-year-old is also accused of assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty. He has been bailed to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on October 31."
