Bransgore man Daniel Jones faces multiple charges, including violent offences, at Poole Magistrates’ Court after reported disturbances at Tesco Extra and Littledown Leisure Centre in Bournemouth

A BRANSGORE man has appeared in court facing 17 charges including a raft of violent offences, several of which were racially or religiously aggravated.

All but two of the charges against Daniel Jones (21), of Rosehill Drive, are related to disturbances reported in Bournemouth on Tuesday 3rd June, Poole Magistrates’ Court heard.

Detectives charged Jones following an investigation into multiple reports from around 4pm that day that a man attacked various members of the public in the Littledown area.

The offences were said to have been committed at the Tesco Extra store on Riverside Avenue and the Littledown Leisure Centre on Chaseside.

There were also reports a man used racially abusive language towards several victims, and vandalised Tesco’s Holland & Barratt section.

Jones was charged with three counts of racially or religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm against three different people.

He faces three other assault occasioning actual bodily harm allegations relating to three people, along with two counts of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage involving mobile phones.

Jones is charged with three other counts of criminal damage, involving two mobile phones, and multiple items and store fixtures and fittings.

As well as these, he is accused of intentional strangulation against a man, possessing an offensive weapon – a wooden plank – in a public place; and affray by using or threatening to use unlawful violence.

He is also charged with making threats to kill against a man,

Jones made no pleas when he appeared in court last Thursday, and he was remanded in custody to reappear on Thursday 12th June.

The adjournment was to combine the case with two other charges he faces – assaulting a police officer by beating in Bournemouth on 1st January, and failing to answer bail at the court on 4th March.

Meanwhile, investigations into the 3rd June disturbances are continuing, with witnesses urged to come forward.

Detective Supt Steve May, of BCP CID, said: “We are grateful to members of the public who have already provided us with information for our investigation.

“However, I am still appealing for any witnesses to come forward who have not already spoken to police to please contact us.

“I am also keen to hear from motorists or residents in the Littledown area who may have captured any relevant dash cam, home CCTV or doorbell camera footage.”

He added: “Finally, I appreciate this incident may have caused concern to members of the community and I would like to reassure them that a full investigation is still being carried out to determine the full circumstances of what occurred.”

Anyone with information should contact officers online via dorset.police.uk or call 101, quoting reference 55250079284.

Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously via crimestoppers-uk.org or on 0800 555 111.