A MAN has denied assaulting a woman in St Helens.

Shane West, of Georgian Court, Leigh, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating of a woman at Merseyside Magistrates’ Court.

West, 29, is accused of assaulting the woman in St Helens on April 22 this year.

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The 29-year-old has been granted conditional bail until his next scheduled court hearing.

West will next appear for trial at Sefton Magistrates’ Court on October 1.