A MAN has been charged with several domestic violence offences in Prescot.

The suspect was arrested and charged after police received a report that a woman had been repeatedly assaulted by a man at a house in Prescot on Saturday, November 26 last year.

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John Williams, of Johnson Avenue, Prescot, has been charged with four counts of domestic violence offences, two counts of witness intimidation, controlling and coercive behaviour, false imprisonment, intentional strangulation and criminal damage.

Williams, 23, has been remanded into custody and will appear at Merseyside Domestic Violence remand court this morning (Friday, February 24).

How to report domestic violence

If you are a victim of domestic abuse please contact any of our support organisations via: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic-abuse/support-organisations/ If you are in immediate danger, always call 999.


If you are not in a safe position to speak to us then cough or tap the phone and press 55, when prompted. This will alert the operator that you need assistance.