Man charged following incident at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital

A man has been charged with criminal damage at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.

Police were called to the hospital at around 2am yesterday.

A 26-year-old man from the Newport area was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker, criminal damage, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and driving while unfit.

He was later charged for two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker, criminal damage, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and failure to provide a specimen. 

He was remanded to custody.