Two people charged following reports of indecent exposure in Middlewich

Tuesday, 1 September 2026 19:33

Police officers have charged two people following reports of an indecent exposure in Middlewich.

Robert Birchall and Lisa Hockenhull were both arrested shortly after 11pm on Saturday 29th August after police were called to reports of an indecent exposure at the junction of Aston Lane and the A54 Holmes Chapel Road.

Birchall, age 39, of Longwood Close in Middlewich and Hockenhull, age 45, of Windsor Close in Middlewich, have both since been charged with Outraging public decency.

The pair have been released on bail and are set to appear at Crewe Magistrates Court on Wednesday 7th October.

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