A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been charged following an attempted robbery at a bakery in Whiston last week.

At around 11.25am on Thursday, May 5, officers were called to an attempted robbery at Waterfields on Greenes Road.

It was reported that a man had entered the premises armed with a knife and demanding money from the till. 

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He left the bakery empty-handed and no one was injured during the incident.

Following an investigation, Connor Lunt, aged 26, of Dragon Lane, Whiston was arrested on Saturday 7 May, and has been charged with attempted robbery. 

He has been remanded into custody and appeared at St Helens and Knowsley Magistrates Court today (Monday, May 9).