A 40-year-old man has been charged after a vehicle was used to ram a Spar store during a burglary in Hemyock, near Cullompton.

Police were called to the shop in Station Road at around 2.30am on Wednesday, September 30, following reports of a break-in.

A vehicle was allegedly used to gain entry to the premises, with cigarettes and beer stolen from the store.

Steven Keeling, of Denners Way, Uffculme, was arrested and subsequently charged with aggravated burglary.

He appeared at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, October 14, where he pleaded guilty.

Keeling was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday, November 11.

 

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