POLICE have charged a suspect with offences including strangulation and assault.

Officers were called on Thursday, November 30, after an alleged incident at a property in Blackbrook.

A police spokeswoman confirmed that they have charged a man with offences, also including threat to destroy property.

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Thomas Martin, of Appleton Road, Peasley Cross, has been charged with intentional strangulation, assault by beating, and threat to damage/destroy property, police confirmed.

Martin, 31, was remanded into custody to appear in court today, Friday, December 1.

A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "Thomas Martin, 31, of Appleton Road, St Helens has been charged with intentional strangulation, assault by beating and threat to damage/destroy property.

"He was remanded in custody to appear at Merseyside Domestic Violence Remand Court today."