Second man charged and remanded after assault and robbery in Brighton

A second man has been charged in connection with an assault and robbery at a shop in Moulsecoomb.

Officers were called to the incident in The Highway at 9.45am on Wednesday 6 December.

The 49-year-old victim, a local man, was treated for a head injury at the scene by the ambulance service.

Witnesses reported seeing three men flee the scene in a Blue Ford Fiesta which collided with another vehicle and the front of a house in Colbourne Avenue minutes later.

Following an extensive search, assisted by a National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, Charlie Crookes, 22, of Norwich Drive, Brighton, was arrested and charged with affray, two counts of being in possession of a knife and robbery.

He appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 8 December and was remanded in custody to appear before a crown court to be fixed on Wednesday (17 January).

A second man – Anthony Kirsten, 44, of Hillside, Brighton – has now been charged with robbery, being in possession of a bladed article, aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance and driving without a licence.

He appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (9 January) and was remanded in custody to next appear before a crown court to be fixed on 6 February.

A 57-year-old local man was additionally arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm (ABH). He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.