A 33-year-old man has been charged with assault following a fight in a Wigan nightclub.

John Edward Ahmed, of no fixed address, was charged with section 18 assault when he appeared at Wigan Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He has been remanded in custody until June 4 when he is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court.

Police were called to Liquid nightclub on King Street at 2am on February 16 following reports that a group of people, one of whom had a knife, were fighting.

Officers found the 21-year-old had collapsed as a result of loss of blood. He was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment to a severed an artery in his leg. He is now recovering at home.

Five other people also suffered non-life threatening injuries during the incident.