A TEENAGER has been charged with possession of a knuckle duster, attacking a police constable and drug possession.

Zachary Jonathan Richardson appeared via videolink at Furness Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The 18-year-old, from Jarrow Street, Barrow, is accused of possession of an offensive weapon in Park Avenue and possession of cannabis on July 5 last year.

He is also charged with assaulting a police officer in the line of duty on December 29. He faces trial at the court on February 18.