A MAN is due in court today (Thursday) charged with robbing 77-year-old pensioner Brian Newton at his home in Newton Abbot on October 25.

Luke Stocker, 24, whose last known address was in Newton Abbot, was due to appear before magistrates in Torquay on three other matters - two alleged burglaries at Trago Mills and suspected possession of cannabis.

The Trago Mills offences relate to alleged break-ins at kiosks where the damage caused is said to have amounted to nearly £1,500.

Both incidents happened late in September.