A 52-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Ellesmere Port.

Wayne Hill, who is from Ellesmere Port but has recently been living on London Road in Sandbach, was arrested in Penistone Drive, Little Sutton, at around 10.45pm on Tuesday, August 20.

A short time earlier a 78-year-old local woman sustained serious injuries following an incident in Penistone Drive.

The 78-year-old victim was taken to hospital via an ambulance, where she remains in a stable condition.

Hill has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident.

He has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Crewe Magistrates Court on Friday, August 23.