Three people have been charged following a spate of burglaries in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.

Ruben Smith, 33, of no fixed abode, Westley Harcup, 39, of Monksfield Way, Slough, and Sarah Belcher, 40, of Brammas Close, Slough, were arrested on January 7 and charged the next day.

The burglaries took place between December 23 last year and January 7 in Iver, Chalfont St Peter and Slough.

Smith was charged with two counts of robbery, one count of fraud, and two counts of burglary; Harcup was charged with two counts of robbery, one count of fraud, and one count of burglary; and Belcher was charged with one count of burglary.

The trio appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on January 7 and were remanded in custody to appear at Reading Crown Court on February 6.