AN elderly woman was left with serious injuries after an alleged attack in Westonzoyland last week.

Police and paramedics were called to an address in Southview Road on Friday, February 28, shortly after midnight.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called to reports of a wounding in Westonzoyland in the early hours of Friday, February 28.

“A woman, in her 70s, was found to have suffered a serious life-threatening head injury.

"She was airlifted to hospital, where she remains in a critical, but stable, condition.

“Jake McNairn, 29, of Southview Road, has been charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm.

"He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Taunton Crown Court on April 3.”