An 18-year-old is due to appear in court, accused of assault and threatening two people with a knife at a basketball court off The Green in Stansted.

Ethan Prime, of Sunnyside, Stansted, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, July 15.

The 18-year-old has been charged with two counts of assault by beating, possession of a knife, sending a threatening message, threatening behaviour and criminal damage.

The incident is alleged to have taken place at around 7.50pm on Monday, February 17 involving a boy aged 15 and a man aged 18.