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Three charged after armed burglary at caravan site near Scragged Oak Road, Detling

17:14, 04 September 2020

updated: 13:56, 09 September 2020

Police have charged three men with burglary after a caravan site was broken into by people with weapons demanding money.

Officers were called to the site near Scragged Oak Road in Detling during the early hours of one morning in July.

They will appear in court on September 27. Stock picture
They will appear in court on September 27. Stock picture

It's reported a number of people armed with knives and an axe, broke into three caravans and made demands for money.

Two of the victims suffered injuries, including a man who was stabbed in the arm with a knife.

On Tuesday, August 25, Prince Adeshokan, 21, of Lakehall Gardens, Thornton Heath was arrested as part of an investigation.

He was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and a further three counts of aggravated burglary.

Two further suspects were arrested on Tuesday this week.

Eli Smith, 25, of Lewis Close, Faversham and James Lee, 22, of Five Kilns, Stockbury Valley, Stockbury, were charged with the same offences.

They have all been remanded in custody and will appear before Maidstone Crown Court on September 24.

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