A 19-year-old Norwich man will appear in court next week in connection with a bag-snatch incident.

Loui Buttigieg, of William Kett Close, Norwich, has been charged with theft following an incident in Bishopgate on Thursday, August 2.

He is alleged to have snatched a bag from a bench before running from the scene.

Buttigieg will appear at Norwich Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 16.

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