THREE MEN remain in police custody after an armed robbery at a jewellery store.
As reported by the Daily Echo, the trio were arrested following a raid at Justice Jewellers in Winchester.
They were charged with robbery yesterday appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today.
All three have been remanded in police custody following the hearing, and will appear at Winchester Crown Court later this year.
Jewellery and watches worth a total of £200,000 were stolen and the shop's owner, Jon Quayle, had a gun held to his head.
Police have also charged the three men with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence:
They are David George, 21, of Central Avenue, Havering in Essex, 28-year-old Domingo Nsita of Windsor Crescent, Wembley, London, and Joshua Tiloye, 21, of Featherstone Close, Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
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