POLICE say a man has been charged with sex offences following an assault investigation in Workington.
Jack Walker, 18, of Milburn Street, Workington has been charged with a number of alleged offences in relation to sexual assault, rape and assault of a 58-year-old woman.
Walker is expected to appear before the magistrates' court in Workington tomorrow.
Police said a a woman walking her dog was left in hospital with head injuries.
She was hurt on Friday night on a grass area at Church Street and North Watt Street and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
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