A man has been charged after a near five-hour stand-off with police on Friday.

Randy Randayn has been charged with malicious communications and assaulting a police officer.

The 35-year-old, of Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, has been remanded in custody, and will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Monday.

It comes after a stand-off with police at a block of flats on Chapel Road on Friday.

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Officers swiftly shut down Chapel Road after being 'confronted' by the knife-wielding man in a flat in Park Reach at 10.40am yesterday.

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During the tense stalemate, the barking of police dogs filled the air and pupils at nearby Hope Community School were kept inside.

Chapel Road was cordoned off by police between the Maryfield junction and St Mary Street.

Our reporter Matt Davey, who was at the scene, said: "There's a strange atmosphere on Chapel Road.

"There's clearly a heavy police presence here but it's very quiet with little movement.

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"An hour ago there was a large group of people stood behind the church wall - some of which have now gone inside the cordon to their homes - with others leaving the scene entirely."

The stand-off came to an end at 3.25pm, when bystanders saw a man being led into the back of a police van in handcuffs, and the armed officers were seen packing away their gear.

Rumours swirled on social media that a gun or a child had been involved in the incident - but police confirmed that this was not the case.

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They did confirm however that 'a woman was in the property for a short while but there is no suggestion at this time that she was being held against her will'.

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"This is not linked to any other incident and there is no further risk to the public," they added.

Hope Community School in St Mary Street backs onto the block of flats.

Pupils were kept inside while the drama unfolded.

Zoe Dickson's son attends the primary school. The 37-year-old said yesterday: "The school has tried keeping us updated and they have decided to keep the children in, and that makes me feel relieved, especially as he will be safe and ok.