A MAN has appeared at court after a woman was assaulted near a holiday resort in the early hours of the morning.

Darren Smith was charged following an incident in Lydd Road in Camber, near the Pontins resort, at 1am on June 11.

The 35-year-old appeared at Brighton Magistrates on June 13 for a preliminary hearing. 

Smith, of Mercury Close, Rochester, is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, theft from a person, and criminal damage.

He has been released on bail with a trial set for Hastings Magistrates’ Court on December 13.

Sussex Police believe the incident was witnessed by people passing by on foot and in vehicles.

Officers appealing for witnesses and urged anyone with information about the incident to report it online or by calling 101, quoting serial 305 of 11/06.