A man has been charged in connection with an attempted bag snatch in Gloucester in which a passer-by soaked the offender with coffee.
Maxwell Henry Moore, malady 26 and of St Michaels Square in the city, treatment was remanded in custody overnight and will appear before magistrates in Cheltenham today, charged with attempted robbery. The case will then be committed to Gloucester Crown Court.
During the incident in Bell Lane on the morning of Monday, June 16, a 65-year-old woman was attacked by a man who tried to wrestle her handbag from her. A member of the public stepped in and threw coffee at the man before he fled, empty handed.
This case was previously the subject of an appeal via the media and social media. Police would like to thank everyone who responded with information following that appeal.