Armed officers rushed to the scene after reports of a man armed with a knife...

A 38-year-old man arrested by armed police in Chorley has been released without charge.

No further action will be taken, said Lancashire Police, after a woman attacked and hit on the head with the handle of a knife on Sunday evening (August 16).

Police and ambulance crews at the scene in Pall Mall, Chorley, on Sunday evening (August 16) | Submitted

placeholder image — Police and ambulance crews at the scene in Pall Mall, Chorley, on Sunday evening (August 16) | Submitted

Officers, including armed response, made their way to the scene in Pall Mall at around 7.16pm, where they found a woman in her 50s with injuries to her head.

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North West Ambulance Service attended and she was taken to hospital with ‘minor injuries’.

A 38-year-old man from Chorley was arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Lancashire Police said the man was released with ‘no further action’. It means the police have closed their investigation without any formal criminal charges.