ESSEX Police has charged a teenager with five counts of assaulting police officers following a disturbance in Harlow.

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with four counts of criminal damage and one count of assault by beating.

He is due to appear at Chelmsford Youth Court on Tuesday 5 June.

The charges follow reports officers were attacked following a domestic related disturbance in Ram Gorse on Monday 10 February.