Man charged over Gatwick Airport luggage theft

A woman left her luggage outside a baby feeding room in South Terminal at Gatwick Airport

A man has been charged as part of a police investigation into the theft of luggage from Gatwick Airport.

Kawtar Boudad Dupont, 31, said she was travelling with her two daughters, aged two and eight, on 30 October when she went into a baby changing room in the South Terminal to feed one of her children.

She said the room was so small she was forced to leave their luggage outside, but when she came out a few minutes later their belongings were gone.

John Brooks, 52, of Brighton Road in Crawley, has been charged with theft and criminal damage and will appear before Crawley Magistrates' Court on 25 November.

A suspect was seen leaving the Zone A area of the South Terminal via the Southern Walkway.

The incident was reported to Sussex Police at about 18:00 GMT on 30 October.