Kirkby man accused of serious assault on woman

Bradley Blake, 29, of Fox Street, Annesley Woodhouse, made no indication to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), criminal damage, and possession of a knife, when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court, on Wednesday.

Prosecutor Andrew Hopkinson outlined the case, which is alleged to have taken place in the early hours of March 11, this year, at the complainant’s home in Bestwood.

The ABH offence, which attracts a sentence of between 18 months and two-and-a-half years, was ruled to be too serious and the case was adjourned and moved to a higher court.

The defendant was bailed to appear at Nottingham Crown Court, on September 8, on condition he makes no direct or indirect contact with the complainant in the case, or goes within 200 metres of her address on Southglade Road, Bestwood.

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