Footballer charged with assault after incident during Welsh match

Police issued a statement on Thursday confirming a man has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm

A man has been charged with assault following an incident which occurred during a Welsh football match earlier this year.

The incident happened during a match between Trearddur Bay FC and CPD Porthmadog in January and was captured on video with a clip of an alleged assault widely shared on social media at the time.

On Thursday police confirmed that Thomas Taylor, 36, from Llanddona has now been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.

He will appear in court in Caernarfon on May 11.

In a statement pn Thursday North Wales Police said: “Following submission of a case file to the Crown Prosecution Service, officers received authorisation to charge a man in relation to an incident that occurred during a football match between Porthmadog FC and Trearddur Bay on Saturday, January 17.

“Thirty-six-year-old Thomas Taylor of Llanddona was yesterday charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and will appear before Court in Caernarfon on Monday, May 11.”