Three men have each been charged with six counts of burglary related to incidents in the Ross-on-Wye area.

The defendants, James McCarthy (31) from Gloucestershire, Thomas Connors (24) and Michael Connors (28), both of no fixed address, will appear before Worcester Crown Court on May 9th for a preliminary hearing, before they face a trial by jury.

McCarthy has also been charged for escaping from lawful custody and the theft of a motor vehicle. Both Thomas and Michael Connors have also each been charged with aggrivated vehicle taking, which means that after a vehicle was taken, someone was injured or the vehicle, or property was damaged before it was recovered by the police.