Kidderminster Man Charged With Robberies

A Kidderminster man is due to appear at Worcester Crown Court this week charged with two robberies and possessing a knife as an offensive weapon.

Marek Chelstowski, aged 30, from Wood Street, Kidderminster, was arrested on 31 December, and subsequently charged with robbing a woman of cash in Dixon Street, Kidderminster, on Saturday, 31 December, and robbing a man of cash in the subway in Blackwell Street by the Red Man pub, Kidderminster, also on 31 December. He was also charged with possessing a knife as an offensive weapon on the same day.

He appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court yesterday (Monday, 2 January) and has been remanded in custody to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday, 5 January.

Issued: Tuesday, 3 January 2012