Man appears in court charged with assault and having a weapon at shops in Portsmouth area
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Michael John Brain, from Waterlooville, was charged with 14 offences by Hampshire police and was remanded to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court next month following a hearing at South East Hants Magistrates Court.
The 36-year-old, of Thrush Walk, was charged with:
* Robbery, three counts of assault by beating and three counts of threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place following an incident at Sainsbury’s in Fitzherbert Road, Farlington, at about 6pm on Tuesday.
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Hide Ad* Assault by beating and three counts of threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place following an incident in Osborn Square, Fareham, on January 4.
* Robbery and threatening a person with a blade/sharply pointed article in a public place following an incident at B&Q, in Purbrook Way, Havant, on January 9.
* Theft from a Co-op in Milton Road, Cowplain, on December 26.
He is due to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on February 13.