Two men have been charged following reports of robberies involving two women in separate incidents in Maidstone and Sittingbourne on Thursday, 3 October 2024.
In the first incident, a woman at her home near Hart Street, Maidstone, answered her door to find two men who allegedly entered her property and threatened her before stealing a mobile phone, cash, and jewellery.
Darren Porter, 45, of Gravesend, and Aaron Charlery, 24, of Gatland Lane, Maidstone, have been charged with two counts of robbery. Porter faces an additional charge of dangerous driving, while Charlery has been charged with fraudulent use of a bank card.
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Porter has appeared before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court and has been remanded in custody until a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, 4 November. Charlery is set to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 10 October.
The investigation remains ongoing.