THREE men have been charged in connection with an attack at a boatyard in Kent in which a 31-year-old man suffered serious injuries.

Jamie Franklin Button, aged 35, from Old Road, Chatham, has been charged with robbery, grievous bodily harm and attempted theft.

Bryan Cunningham, 22, of Gravel Walk, Rochester, is accused of robbery and attempted theft and Keith Wayne Hedley, 34, of Old Road, Chatham, has been charged with attempted theft.

Button and Cunningham will appear before Maidstone Crown Court on February 22. Hedley will appear before Maidstone magistrates on February 19.

The incident occurred at Allington boatyard, near Maidstone, on Saturday February 2.