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Man charged after knifepoint burglary in Chesterfield

A man has been charged after a couple were allegedly threatened with a knife during a burglary in Chesterfield.

Officers were called to reports of a disturbance in the Green Farm Close, Holme Hall, at 5.30pm on 7 June.

The two victims, a man and a woman, told officers that they had been threatened with a knife after two men had been in their house.

Two men were arrested in connection with the incident – with one of the men, who is in his 30s, now released on police bail.

The second man, James Kirk, was charged with aggravated burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, attempted grievous bodily harm, and threatening a person with a knife in a public place.

The 25-year-old, of Green Farm Close, Holme Hall, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (14 June) where he was remanded to prison. He will next appear at court on 12 July.

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