A man has been charged for threatening shop workers with a knife.

Officers were called following an attempted robbery at the Co-op store in Tickleford Drive, Weston on Saturday.

It was reported a man tried to take items and when challenged he threatened staff with a knife.

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Following an investigation, William Luke Yvan Vanderstichele, 36, of Honister Close, has been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article in a public place.

Vanderstichele has been remanded into custody and is next due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on Monday, September 9.