A MAN will face trial for inflicting grievous bodily harm next year.
Richard Downton faces one charge of wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm on the victim, Susan Steadman.
The 60-year-old, of Tewkesbury Road, Worcester, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court.
The prosecution alleges the offence took place between November 1 and November 18 in Worcester.
Downton originally pleaded not guilty to the offence on November 21, and the latest hearing was a case management hearing to set the trial date.
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Downton was told to attend his trial at Worcester Magistrates Court on February 27.
Downton was given conditional bail, which includes the condition not to contact the victim directly or indirectly.
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