A 63-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a five-day-old girl at at Tesco’s Baguley store in Wythenshawe.

David Hardy, of Longfield Road, Baguley, was bailed to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on October4

The alleged incident happened at the Tesco store on Altrincham Road in Baguley at about 6.45pm  on Monday.

It was reported that baby Elsie Rose was punched in the head when her mother, Amy Duckers was showing her off to friends at the store.

The baby girl was taken to hospital as a precaution and has been discharged.