Police said a man was charged with assault after two women and two children suffered “serious” injuries.
Devon and Cornwall Police said they received a report of an assault on a woman at a property on Foliot Road, Plympton, at around 5pm.
They were then told that a second woman and two children had been attacked on the Crossway and believed the incidents were related.
Brandon Wyatt, 21, of Pasley Street, Plymouth, has been charged with a number of offenses including aggravated burglary, wounding, grievous bodily harm and actual bodily harm.