LOUGHTON: Pair charged over bookies raid

3:48pm Friday 26th September 2008

By Edmund Tobin

TWO men are due to appear in court charged with robbing a bookmakers.

Eric Poru, 18, and Aaron Smith, 18, both of Reading House, Friary Estate, Peckham, are said to have targeted Bets R Us, in Pyrles Lane, Loughton, on August 10.

Both men are charged with robbery, and possessing a firearm with intent to cause an indictable offence.

Mr Poru is also charged with driving a vehicle without third party insurance.

They have been remanded in custody to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on November 3 for a case management hearing.

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