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Telford man, 19, in court over iron bar attack

A Telford man accused of hitting a shopper with an iron bar at a retail park in the town has appeared in court.

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Kyle Gibbons, aged 19, faced a charge of assaulting Aaron Leddington and a charge of possessing an offensive weapon when he appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The allegations relate to an incident at the town's Forge Retail Park, in Collier's Way, on December 24 last year.

Gibbons, of Blossomfield, in Brookside, gave no plea at the hearing.

The matter was committed to Shrewsbury Crown Court where it will next be heard on May 22.

Gibbons was granted conditional bail.

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