Two charged over armed robbery at Kidderminster Matalan store

Stephen Soley, aged 37, and Dean Buckley, aged 45, have both been charged with robbery, possession of an imitation firearm, possession of an offensive weapon and theft from a motor vehicle following an incident at Park Butts Ringway yesterday.

Armed police descended on Kidderminster responding to reports of an armed robbery at the town's Matalan store at around 8.30am on Saturday. Two men were arrested at the scene on suspicion of robbery.

Soley, of Stourbridge Road in Kidderminster, and Buckley, of no fixed abode, have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Monday.