A 27-year-old man was due to appear in court after being charged with assaulting a woman and for causing unnecessary suffering to a dog.

Alex Thomas, of no fixed address, has been charged with one count of assault by beating in relation to an incident in Weston-super-Mare on Monday 27 May.

The second charge, allegedly committed on the same day, relates to causing unnecessary suffering to a dog.

The dog, which was 12 weeks old, died after falling from height. Thomas was due to appear at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Tuesday, October 1).