A MAN from Whitefield and two men from Oldham are among those charged with affray following an assault outside a nightclub in Manchester City Centre.

The incident occurred outside The Factory nightclub in Princess Street on December 2, 2018.

Officers attended the scene at 3.20am after reports that a man had been assaulted.

The 18-year-old victim was taken to hospital with a serious head injury. He is still recovering at home.

The seven men charged with affray, who have been bailed to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on April 23, are: Javad Bolagh, 23, of Higher Lane, Whitefield; Amjad Yasin, 37, of Latimer Street, Oldham; Imran Ilyas, 40, of Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham; Lee Clark, 41, of Epson Avenue, Sale; Mohammed Saleem, 21, of Kingsway, Manchester; Mohammed Abdullah, 29, of Golborne Avenue, Manchester; Gareth Carr, 20, of Denbigh Road, Denton.

Carr and Yasin have also been charged with section 20 assault.