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Sept 2025

A man has been accused of causing grievous bodily harm in Harrogate.
Cieran Bamford, of no fixed address, has been charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent.
Court documents allege Mr Bamford maliciously wounded two named people at a property on Mayfield Grove.
Both offences are alleged to have taken place on August 16, when armed police were sent to Mayfield Grove.
Mr Bamford, 35, appeared at York Magistrates Court on Saturday (August 30), when the case was transferred to York Crown Court.
He will appear at York Crown Court on October 6.
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