Detectives investigating the robbery of an elderly woman in Bexleyheath have charged a man.

Jay Makwana, 40, of Northumberland Park, Erith, was arrested on Tuesday. He was taken to a south London police station and charged today (Thursday) with robbery.

He was remanded in custody to appear today at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.

The charge follows an incident on Thursday, November 19 at Marketplace, Bexleyheath, when an elderly woman was robbed of cash.

The 81-year-old victim suffered facial injuries. She was taken by London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital where her injuries were assessed as not life-threatening.

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