Man charged with attempted murder

A 64-year-old man has been charged with attempting to murder a woman in Newark.

Mr Malcolm Watson is alleged to have tried to strangle the 62-year-old woman on New Year’s Eve.

Appearing at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Mr Watson, of Lawrence Street, Newark, was remanded into custody.

The woman was taken to Newark Hospital for medical checks and has now been discharged.