A man has been charged over a knife-point robbery at a jeweller's in Tonbridge.

Police were called to John Angell jeweller's, in High Street, at 9.30am last Wednesday.

A man had allegedly entered the store carrying a knife before asking to look at a selection of rings, believed to be worth around £3,000, and fleeing.

No one was harmed during the incident, after which officers searched the area and spoke to witnesses.

Police later stopped a car on the A20 at Ditton at 1.55pm.

Peter Sanderson, 50, from Fairmeadow in Maidstone was arrested and charged with robbery and possessing an offensive weapon.

The 50-year-old appeared before magistrates on Saturday, October 5, where he was remanded in custody.

He is due before Maidstone Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on Friday, October 25.