A teenager sustained nasty facial injuries and bruising all over his body after being attacked in Dartford.

George Arnott, 19, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting the teenager in Kent Avenue in the early hours of September 7.

Arnott, of Parkhill Road, Sidcup, has now been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

A Kent Police statement read: "The victim sustained a serious facial injury and bruising across his body."

He was believed to have been brutally assaulted at around 1.45am before the suspect was arrested the following day.

Arnott has been remanded in custody and will appear at Woolwich Crown Court on October 7.