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Two teenagers charged with attempted robbery after two incidents on Chatham High Street.

10:27, 21 February 2019

updated: 10:36, 21 February 2019

Two teenagers have been charged with attempted robbery after two victims were threatened at knife point.

The attack happened on Tuesday, February 19, and the police are investigating two separate incidents.

First, at 9.45pm, a group of three suspects threatened two victims with a knife and demanded valuables in High Street, Chatham.

Two teens have been charged with attempted robbery
Two teens have been charged with attempted robbery

The suspects left empty handed.

Then at 11pm a man was assaulted and chased down the high street.

Ten minutes after the second incident, officers searching the area made two arrests in Railway Street.

Harrison Singh, aged 18, of Old Chatham Road, Chatham and a 17-year-old boy from Maidstone Road, Chatham were later charged with two counts of attempted robbery.

Police are still investigating and are looking for the third suspect.

Singh and the 17 - year- old boy have been bailed to appear before Medway Magistrates’ court on Tuesday, April 2.

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