Man charged following incident in Belper

A man has been charged following an incident in Belper town centre yesterday, Saturday 16 September.

At around 10am yesterday officers were called to King Street in the town following reports of an assault.

Following enquiries, two reports of alleged assaults were reported as well as a theft and criminal damage caused within nearby business premises.

Darren Lakin, aged 30 of Bridge Street in Belper has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault, criminal damage and theft. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at court on Monday 18 September.

A victim injured during the incident has now been discharged from hospital and is being supported by officers.

Anyone with further information relating to the incident is asked to contact us quoting reference number 23*576766 using the following methods.

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/
• Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page 
• Twitter– direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact 
• Phone – call us on 101 

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

Anyone that has been affected by this incident, or if you know someone that has, you can receive support for trauma by contacting the charity Mind www.mind.org.uk