A MAN accused of carrying out a violent assault on his own mother as he was driving her in his car in Frome has appeared in court charged with an allegation of domestic violence.

Lloyd Martin-Doile allegedly hit her with an open palm and then repeatedly punched her in the face with a clenched fist causing his vehicle to swerve.

A witness then reported seeing her on the pavement with the car speeding away.

Martin-Doile, 29, of no fixed address, appeared before Somerset Magistrates where he was charged with assaulting his mother causing her actual bodily harm during the incident on July 4.

He did not enter a plea to the allegation and elected to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court.