A MAN is set to appear in court charged with assault by beating a woman.
Police said Simon Turner, aged 52, of Blandford allegedly assaulted a woman in her 30s around 3.30pm on February 3 in Bournemouth Road, near Tesco.
According to police the woman was turning out of the car park at the store in Blandford when the defendant had to slam his brakes.
Police said the defendant chased after the woman in his car. Both drivers left their cars and the defendant allegedly assaulted the woman to the face - causing a cut to her lip.
A spokesman from Dorset Police said: "A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with an alleged assault in Blandford.