Man charged after armed robbery at Heywood supermarket

Date published: 19 July 2022


A Heywood man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Heywood supermarket.

Wesley Dickson, 39, has been charged with attempted robbery and possessing a firearm whilst committing a Schedule 1 offence.

He has been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 19 July).

The charges related to an incident at the supermarket on Sutherland Road at around 5.35pm on Tuesday 12 July.

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