Man (18) charged over Co Antrim assaults

An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of assaults in Co Antrim.

An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of assaults in Co Antrim.

He was detained in the Whitehead area today after recent attacks at Whitehead and Carrickfergus train stations.

The man arrested was later charged with five counts of aggravated assault on a woman, three of false imprisonment, two threats to kill and two of attempted robbery.

He will appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning.