Man charged with aggravated burglary after reports of elderly couple being threatened during incident in Derbyshire village

By Tom Hardwick
Published 14th Mar 2023, 11:11 BST
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A man was charged with aggravated burglary after an incident during which an elderly Derbyshire couple were allegedly threatened.

Derbyshire Police were called to reports that a man had threatened an elderly couple in Sawley before stealing cash just after midday on March 7.

Less than two hours later, a man and a woman were arrested in Rushden, Northamptonshire, at 1.50pm.

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Lee Cole, of Catlin Way, Rushden, Northamptonshire, was subsequently charged with aggravated burglary was and remanded in police custody.

Cole will appear in court again at a later date.Cole will appear in court again at a later date.
Cole will appear in court again at a later date.

The 32-year-old appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on March 10, where he was remanded to prison to appear before the Crown Court at a later date.

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The woman, who is in her 20s and from the Kettering area, has been released on police bail as officers make further enquiries.