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At around 4.30pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022, Kent Police was called to a store in Warren Retail Park, Ashford following a report a suspected shoplifter had threatened a member of staff with a knife.
Daniel Martin, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article and one count of theft.
The 38-year-old appeared at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 16 April where he was remanded in custody.
The case will next be heard at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 16 May
