Two men have appeared in court after a man and a woman were robbed while delivering groceries.
The victims were sitting in their delivery van when they were allegedly threatened, dragged out of the vehicle and assaulted. They both received medical treatment for head injuries.
A number of items, including two mobile phones, were stolen during the incident happened in Stepnall Heights, Boughton, on 23 December 2021.
Keegan Garland, 27, and Jake O’Brien, 25, both of no fixed address, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday (14 January 2022).
They were remanded in custody and are next due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 11 February.
Garland is charged with robbery, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
O’Brien is facing charges of robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Detective Inspector Stuart Temple, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The force treats these sort of allegations involving violence extremely seriously and we will always exhaust every line of enquiry in order to apprehend suspects and put them before the courts.”
