A man has appeared in court after a robbery at a Tunbridge Wells store.

Officers were called to the premises on Longfield Road on December 29, following a report that two men had stolen a quantity of clothing.

It is alleged that one of the men threatened a member of staff as he left the premises.

Kalvin Tiernan of Rowan Tree Road, Tunbridge Wells, was arrested the next day and charged with robbery.

The 23-year-old was bailed by Medway Magistrates’ Court to next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on January 28.

A 25-year-old man from Paddock Wood was also arrested on the same day in connection with the incident, and was later bailed to return to the police station on January 23.

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