Man charged after motorist was robbed

Date published: 16 November 2009


A man has been charged after a motorist was robbed of his car in Middleton.

At about 10pm on Wednesday 11 November, an 18-year-old man was threatened and forced out of his car on Morton Street, Middleton.

Leon Leonard, 31, of Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, was charged with robbery, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance on Friday 13 November.

He was due to appear at Rochdale Magistrates' Court later the same day.

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