Police investigating an assault in which a corrosive substance was allegedly thrown have charged a man from Neston in relation to the incident.

Paul Jones, of Shakespeare Road, Neston, was arrested on Monday, February 12.

He has since been charged with throwing a corrosive substance, believed to be ammonia, at a person with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy.

He appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he was remanded in custody until a hearing at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, March 13.

The charges relate to reports of an assault on a woman in Shakespeare Road, Neston, which was reported to police at 4.35pm on Sunday, February 11.