Chorley man and woman charged with homophobic hate crime after two women verbally abused and assaulted

A 43-year-old Chorley man has been charged with homophobic hate crime.

Police carried out an investigation after the victims, two women in their 50s, reported they had been verbally abused and assaulted at an address in Chorley in December this year.

Following enquiries and after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service two people have been charged.

Nicholas Crolla, 43, of Long Meadows, Chorley, is charged with use threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress.

He is due to appear before magistrates in July.

A woman, Rebecca Giddins, 39, of the same address, has been charged with assault by beating in relation to the same incident and will appear at court on the same day.