Kieron Walker was charged with a series of offences following incidents in Leek and Rugeley.

A man is set to appear at crown court after being charged with a series of offences following an assault and an incident.

Kieron Walker will appear at Stafford Crown Court in August, following an appearance at North Staffordshire Justice Centre at the weekend, to answer charges including assault, threats to kill, harassment, obstructing an engine using the railway and assault a police officer.

The charges follow a woman being assaulted in Leek on July 9, followed by reports of a man on top of a storage container near Rugeley Trent Valley railway station on the same day.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: “A man has been charged with a series of offences following an assault in Leek and an incident at Rugeley Trent Valley railway station.

“Kieron Antony Walker, 27, of Hednesford, has been charged with two counts of assault by beating, one count of threats to kill, engaging in controlling / coercive behaviour, harassment without violence, threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place, three counts of criminal damage to property valued under £5000, one count of causing an obstruction of an engine / carriage using the railway and assault a constable in execution of duty.

“It comes after we were called at 8.10am on Thursday, July 9 to an address in Leek after a woman had been assaulted. Damage was also caused to the address.

“We later received a report of a man on top of a storage container next to Rugeley Trent Valley railway station.

“Walker appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Saturday, July 11 and has been bailed ahead of his next appearance at Stafford Crown Court on August 10.”