A MAN has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker after an attempted burglary in the New Forest.
Officers investigating a burglary in Lyndhurst have charged 52-year-old, Dean Riddett from Paynes Road, Southampton.
This comes after a member of the public reported a man acting suspiciously in the early hours on Sunday.
The incident took place behind properties on Foldsgate Close.
Now Riddett has been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and common assault of an emergency worker.
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He has been remanded in custody.
He will next appear at Southampton Crown Court on August 13.
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