Woman remanded over Stroud mobility scooter robbery

Police were called to a Tesco car park on Stratford Road in Stroud after Neil Shadwick was found unresponsive

A woman has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with robbing a man of his mobility scooter.

Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 40, did not enter a plea when she appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court earlier.

It is alleged that she robbed Neil Shadwick, 63, of his mobility scooter in Stroud on 22 January.

Police were called to a Tesco car park on Stratford Road at 6:00 GMT on Sunday after Mr Shadwick was found unresponsive. He died in hospital.

Ms Hawkins, of no fixed address, will next appear at Gloucester Crown Court on 16 February.

The four-wheeled scooter was found abandoned by a member of the public on Bisley Old Road.

Gloucestershire Police said a post-mortem examination into Mr Shadwick's death had returned inconclusive results and an investigation was ongoing.

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