A man has been charged to court with a number of offences including assaulting an ambulance worker and attempted theft of an ambulance in Belfast.
The 30-year-old man has been charged with assault on a police designated person, assaulting an ambulance worker, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and attempting theft of vehicle.
It is understood that the charges are in relation to a report of an assault of a male Northern Ireland Ambulance Service staff member and the attempted theft of an ambulance which occurred at the Lisburn Road area of Belfast shortly after 10:45pm on Sunday March 9. It was reported a male also assaulted a police member of staff in custody on Sunday March 9.
In a brief statement, a PSNI spokesperson said: "He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday 7 th April. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service."
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