Seven officers injured with one being repeatedly kicked in the head during incidents in Derry

Seven police officers were injured in two separate incidents in Derry city in the early hours of Wednesday morning, including one who was kicked in the head multiple times.

A man and a woman are due to appear in court following the incidents which took place in the early hours of Wednesday, February 19.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with three counts of assault on police and one count of disorderly behaviour in relation to an incident in the Waterside, and is due to appear in Magistrates' Court on March 12.

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A 33-year-old woman has been charged with attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of assault on police and criminal damage, following an unrelated incident in the Waterside area and is due to appear in court tomorrow.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Two people have been charged to appear before Londonderry Magistrates' Court with offences, including assault on police, following two separate incidents in the city during the early hours of Wednesday, 19 February which left seven officers injured.

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