Bristol men charged after Taunton robbery

Two men from Bristol are jointly charged with the robbery of a woman in her sixties, which happened in Taunton on Monday 27 April.

Manuel Vasile, 19, of Stapleton, and Dolari Amet, 21, of Easton, are both charged with robbing the woman of her necklace, on Hammet Street.

Mr Amet is further charged with dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving without a licence in Hen Chwarel Drive, Newport, Gwent, on the same day.

Both appeared at Bath Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 29 April and were remanded into custody, pending a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on 19 May.

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