A former Swindon Advertiser journalist has been charged with a child cruelty.
Daniel Wood is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court on Tuesday (9 June).
He faces one count of causing or procuring a child to be assaulted, ill treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed in a manner likely to cause her unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
The 35-year-old award-winning journalist, of Ashbury Avenue, left his Digital Audience and Content Editor role at the Swindon Advertiser in recent weeks.
His profile on the news website shows the latest article he published was on 23 March 2026.
