A MAN will appear in court charged with a firearm offence following an incident in a Worcestershire village.

Matthew John Martindale, aged 33 and from Wichenford, has been charged with criminal damage to property, air weapon - possession with intent to cause fear of violence and possessing a firearm when prohibited for life.

He is due to appear at Redditch Magistrates Court this afternoon (Tuesday).

It follows an incident in Wichenford on Sunday evening (June 28).